The SportPesa Super Cup is an association football competition that took place in June 2017 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Tanzania, Kenya |
| Dates | 5–11 June 2017 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Gor Mahia |
| Runner-up | AFC Leopards |
The competition was created and sponsored by bookmakers SportPesa.
All matches took place at Uhuru Stadium.[1]
Overview
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The 2017 SportPesa Super Cup was the inaugural edition of an eight-team knockout tournament featuring four teams each from Kenya and Tanzania created and sponsored by bookmakers SportPesa.[2]
SportsPesa sponsored six of the participating teams, Gor Mahia FC, AFC Leopards SC and Nakuru AllStars FC from Kenya and Yanga SC, Simba SC and Singida United FC from Tanzania. Tusker FC (Kenya) and Jang’ombe Boys SC (Zanzibar) were selected to join them in the competition.
The tournament started at the quarterfinal stage with penalties separating the teams in case of a draw at regulation time. The quarter final draw pit Leopards vs Singida, Yanga vs Tusker, Gor vs Jang'ombe and Simba vs AllStars.[3]
Everton FC
editThe winner of the 2017 SportPesa Super Cup also got a chance to play against the English Premier League giants, Everton FC, on 13 July 2017.[4] During Everton's first visit to East Africa, they played tournament winner Gor Mahia as part of their agreement with bookmaker SportPesa to develop football in East Africa.[5]
Participants
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Matches
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| 5 June | ||||||||||
 A.F.C. Leopards | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 8 June | ||||||||||
 Singida United | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| A.F.C. Leopards | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 5 June | ||||||||||
| Young Africans S.C. | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| Tusker F.C. | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 11 June | ||||||||||
| Young Africans S.C. | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| A.F.C. Leopards | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 June | ||||||||||
| Gor Mahia F.C. | 3 | |||||||||
| Gor Mahia F.C. | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 June | ||||||||||
 Jang'ombe Boys F.C. | 0 | |||||||||
| Gor Mahia F.C. | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 June | ||||||||||
| Nakuru AllStars | 0 | |||||||||
| Simba S.C. | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Nakuru AllStars | 0 (5) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
edit| A.F.C. Leopards | 1-1 | Singida United |
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| Vincent Oburu 63' | Tafadzwa Kutinyu 10' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 5-4 | ||
| Tusker F.C. | 0-0 | Young Africans S.C. |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2-4 | ||
| Simba S.C. | 0-0 | Nakuru AllStars |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4-5 | ||
| Gor Mahia F.C. | 2-0 | Jang'ombe Boys F.C. |
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| Meddie Kagere 64' Meddie Kagere 85' |
Semi-finals
edit| A.F.C. Leopards | 0-0 | Young Africans S.C. |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4-2 | ||
| Gor Mahia F.C. | 2-0 | Nakuru AllStars |
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| Meddie Kagere 45' George Odhiambo 82' |
Final
edit| A.F.C. Leopards | 0-3 | Gor Mahia F.C. |
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| Timothy Otieno 60'
Oliver Maloba 78' John Ndirangu 90+' |
Prize money
edit- Winner: $30,000
- Runner-up: $10,000
- Semi-finalists: $5,000
- Quarter-finalists: $2,500
References
edit- ^ Njiru, Eric (25 May 2017). "Sportpesa Super Cup Launched - HBR 103.5FM". HBR 103.5FM. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Sportpesa super cup inaugural in Dar-es Salaam, Tanzania". Ebru TV.
- ^ "SportPesa Super Cup Semi-Finalists Confirmed". Everton FC.
- ^ "Everton set for pre-season friendly in Tanzania". BBC.
- ^ "Kenyan club could face English side Everton in Tanzania". Goal.com.