SportPesa, the country’s largest gaming firm, has announced that English football club Hull City’s first team is set to make a historic maiden trip to Kenya in what will be a major score for the country’s football development goals.
The visit by the team which plays in the Championship league in the UK is aimed at exposing local players to international competition and increasing their exposure on the world football scene.
The team that will face Hull City will be decided at a Mashemeji Derby where AFC Leopards will face off with Gor Mahia on April 29th at Afraha Stadium in Nakuru. The winner will book a date with the Nigel Adkins-led side.
Hull City is expected to arrive in Kenya on May 11th on a five-day tour that will also feature several other activities.
“To mark our return to football sponsorship, we are looking forward to welcoming Hull City to Kenya – and are excited to expose some of the talents these two teams have to this level of competition. Our partnership with Hull City is intended to benefit local players – and that is why they will also be conducting a coaching clinic and a training camp while they are here,” SportPesa CEO Captain Ronald Karauri said during a press conference on Monday.
This will be the second time a Kenyan team plays the club after a Kenyan AllStars team faced a development-side Hull City team at the KCOM Stadium in the UK on February 27, 2017.
The All-Stars team was made up of 18 top players picked from various SportPesa Premier League clubs.
The exhibition match between Hull City FC and the Kenyan team will be played at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi on May 13th.
Crowning 2018 as a ‘Football Year’ for the company, Karauri said SportPesa is engaging more of its partners for exciting development projects which the company is embarking on soon.