The fourth edition of Safaricom Chapa Dimba is set to kick off on July 8th in the Western region, with defending champions Blue Saints and Bishop Njenga Girls among the teams competing.
The tournament, which returns after a three-year break, has drawn 441 teams from the Western region, an increase from the previous session.
Kakamega has registered the highest number of teams with 162, followed by Bungoma (152), Busia (64), and Vihiga (63), respectively.
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa expressed delight at the high number of registrations and anticipates a bigger and better tournament.
Key teams include defending champions Blue Saints and Bishop Njenga Girls, and 2018 runners-up Ibinzo Girls.
Safaricom has committed over KES 400 million to support the event, with total prize money of KES 20 million and 150 Education Scholarships to TVET colleges.
The best players will form an All-Star team and visit Spain for a 10-day training boot camp.
There is additional prize money at the national finals level, which will see the most disciplined team take home KES 100,000, while the Best Girl player, Girls Top Scorer and Girls Best Keeper will take home KES 50,000 each.
Registration is still ongoing with forms available on the Safaricom website: www.chapadimba.safaricom.co.ke.
Safaricom Chapa Dimba Registration schedule
- Western – closed
- Nyanza – closed
- Rift Valley – closed
- Eastern – 20th July 2023
- Coast – 1st September 2023
- Central – 10th September 2023
- North Eastern – 15th September 2023
- Nairobi – 5th October 2023
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