This archive report was first published on 31 July 2019.
On Saturday, July 31, 2019, the finals of the Annual Kothbiro football tournament will take place, with top performers set to receive cash prizes courtesy of SportPesa.
The winner will walk away with KES 300,000, the runner-up will receive KES 100,000, and the third and fourth best teams will bag KES 75,000 and KES 50,000 respectively.
Kingstone fc will face off against Allin Jua Kali in a battle royale to crown the champion of the 2019 season. Kingstone, last season's semi-finalists, will be desperate to win their first title, while Allin Jua Kali, the Spanner boys from BuruBuru, are having a fairy tale run in their debut season.
Individual performance category winners will receive trophies courtesy of Pamojah Movement and cash awards courtesy of Ms. Karen Nyamu. The flamboyant Nairobi-based lawyer donated KES 50,000 towards the tournament.
Ms. Nyamu said, 'I have a special attachment to grassroots activities, especially Kothbiro football tournament, whose impact on the youth can be felt not only in Nairobi but countrywide.'
The tournament's MVP, the most promising player, and the top scorer will all receive KES 10,000 each courtesy of Ms. Nyamu's sponsorship.
The nominees for the Most Valuable Players are Evans Mieno and Emmanuel Omulama of Umeme Bees, Victor Otieno of Nyoi fc, and Keith Imbali of Dallas fc.
The most promising player's category nominees are Evans Mieno of Umeme Bees and Nyoi's Edwin Otieno.
In the golden boot category, it will be a battle to the end as Francis Omondi of Borussia currently holds the leader's board with 5 goals, but with his team long knocked out, four other players on the board have an opportunity to equal or pass his tally.
The Arnold Origi Golden gloves awards nominees are Job Ochieng of Borussia and Vincent Katili of Ping fc.
According to Robert Ochola, Kothbiro CEO, 'At Kothbiro, we endeavour to give the best to all the participants and we highly strive to motivate players to give their best performance for self-actualization, their teams, and also the fans. The individual cash awards are a great way to also reward individual performance.'
