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Ndegwa wants you talented youth to register and play in the tourney.
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa has encouraged young players to take advantage of the Chapa Dimba opportunities in order to help them launch their professional careers as football players.
Since the launch of the tournament by the Football Kenya Federation in association with Safaricom, alot of gems have been unearthed and have gone on to launch their professional careers. Reigning FKF Premier League top goalscorer, Benson Omala took part in season two of the tournament which earned him a contract at the now defunct Western Stima.
Other players include Henry Atola Meja, who joined Tusker before moving on to AIK in Sweden. It has also unearthed gem women football players, such as Cynthia Libondo.
“We are happy to see how we can help the youths aged between 16 and 20 in order to help them showcase their talents and to be discovered for local teams and the Harambee Stars and maybe even move abroad.
“We want to encourage both boys and girls, and even people living with disabilities to register. It will be seven months of continuous activities supporting communities and we will be spending up to 400 million shillings to achieve this.”
Ndegwa also revealed "excitement" at seeing this year's edition potentially producing more stars.
“I feel alot of excitement showcasing the youth. We have been getting big feedback from people demanding Chapa Dimba makes a return. It is important to give the youth hope and give the youth an environment to compete and also have a dream to deliver for the future.”
Alot of stakeholders have been bemoaning the state of pitches and turfs such as Camp Toyoyo. Quizzed if there were plans to help in renovating them, Ndegwa said that Safaricom were open to helping fund the process.”
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16:10 - 29.04.2023
FOOTBALL Chapa Dimba season four launched with trip to Spain and Ksh20M up for grabs
The tournament makes its return for the first time since 2019.
“ We want to support as many people as possible. We want to invest in the youth at Mashinani level. Most of the money will go into funding the tournament.
“If there are areas where we can be involved in improving the facilities, we will look at it. Not just here at Toyoyo, but also elsewhere country wide.
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FOOTBALL Chapa Dimba: Everything you need to know as tournament returns after three years
The event will be held for the first time after the COVID-19 pandemic halted proceedings in 2020
Registration for the Chapa Dimba tournament takes place from May 1-31, 2023. You can register through the link below (ihttps://chapadimba.safaricom.co.ke/).
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