2018 SportPesa Super Cup

The SportPesa Super Cup is an annual football tournament created and sponsored by bookmakers SportPesa, which pits teams in East Africa against one another in one full week of high class football action.

2018 SportPesa Super Cup
CountryKenya
Dates3–10 June 2018
Teams8
Defending championsEverton
ChampionsEverton
Runners-upGor Mahia F.c.
Third placeSingida United
Fourth placeKakamega Homeboyz
Matches played8
Goals scored11 (1.38 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Meddie Kagere
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Overview

The first edition of the SportPesa SuperCup [1] took place in June, 2017 at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The winner inaugural edition,[2] Gor Mahia, played against English Premier League side Everton at the National Stadium in Dar Es Salaam [3][4][5][6][7][8]

The second edition of the regional football tourney pitting East Africa’s finest teams took place on June 3–10, 2018.[9] Eight teams, four from Kenya and four from Tanzania, participated in this year's edition. The winning team will earn a chance to travel to the UK in July for a face-off with English Premier League club, Everton FC at Goodison Park.

The tournament intended to bring about enhanced cohesion within the region as well as showcase only the greatest in East African football talent. As a unique franchise, the Super Cup further served as a uniting initiative between football fans across the region and to some extent the continent as well. It is intended to raise the profile of African football and what it represents – a sense of pride for all who partake in it.

Participants

The teams that participated in the 2018 SportPesa SuperCup edition were:[10][11]

Matches
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 June
 
 
 Kakamega Homeboyz 3
 
7 June
 
 Yanga 1
 
 Kakamega Homeboyz 0 (4)
 
4 June
 
 Simba 0 (5)
 
 Kariobangi Sharks 0 (2)
 
10 June
 
 Simba 0 (3)
 
 Simba 0
 
3 June
 
 Gor Mahia 2
 
 Gor Mahia 3
 
7 June
 
 JKU 0
 
 Gor Mahia 2
 
5 June
 
 Singida United 0
 
 AFC Leopards 0 (2)
 
 
 Singida United 0 (4)
 

Results
Kakamega Homeboyz 3-1 Yanga
Allan Wanga 28'
Allan Wanga 31'
Wycliffe Opopndo 85'		 Simon Matheo 38'
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru
Gor Mahia 3-0 JKU
George ‘Blackberry’ Odhiambo 30'
Godfrey Walusimbi 36'
Meddie Kagere 81'
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru
Kariobangi Sharks 0-0 Simba S.C.
Penalties
2-3
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru
AFC Leopards 0-0 Singida United
Penalties
2-4
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru
Kakamega Homeboyz 0-0 Simba S.C.
Penalties
4-5
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru
Gor Mahia 2-0 Singida United
Meddie Kagere 35'
Meddie Kagere 90'
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru
Kakamega Homeboyz 1-1 Singida United
Wycliffe Opondo 03' Danny Lyanga 61'
Penalties
1-4
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru
Simba S.C. 0-2 Gor Mahia
Meddie Kagere 06'
Jacques Tuyisenge 55'
Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

Prize money

[10][11]

Winner: $30,000
Runner-up: $10,000
2nd Runner-Up: $7,500
Semi-finalists: $5,000
Quarter-finalists: $2,500

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References
  1. http://sportpesanews.com/all-set-as-sportpesa-super-cup-kicks-off-in-dar/
  2. http://sportpesanews.com/gor-thrash-leopards-to-lift-first-ever-sportpesa-super-cup/
  3. http://sportpesanews.com/everton-fc-to-play-fc-twente-after-gor-mahia-clash/
  4. http://sportpesanews.com/rooney-in-spotlight-as-everton-start-east-africa-trip/
  5. http://sportpesanews.com/lasting-legacy-evertons-visit-tanzania/
  6. http://sportpesanews.com/fanfare-as-rooney-and-everton-land-in-tanzania/
  7. http://sportpesanews.com/gor-mahia-arrive-in-tanzania-to-face-everton/
  8. http://sportpesanews.com/everton-tanzania-visit-historic-milestone-slavkov/
  9. http://sportpesanews.com/gor-to-defend-sportpesa-super-cup-in-kenya/
  10. "Eight clubs for SportPesa Super Cup". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  11. "SportPesa Super Cup 2018 launched". www.ippmedia.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
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