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

Tournament details
Country	Kenya
Dates	3–10 June 2018
Teams	8
Defending champions	Everton
Final positions
Champions	Everton
Runners-up	Gor Mahia F.c.
Third place	Singida United
Fourth place	Kakamega Homeboyz
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	11 (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]

- Gor Mahia F.C. - AFC Leopards - Kariobangi Sharks - Kakamega Homeboyz

- Young Africans S.C. - Simba S.C. - Singida United F.C.

- Jeshi la Kujenga Uchumi (JKU)

Matches

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	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

3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)

1300 EAT

Kakamega Homeboyz	3-1	Yanga
Allan Wanga 28' Allan Wanga 31' Wycliffe Opopndo 85'		Simon Matheo 38'

Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

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3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)

1515 EAT

Gor Mahia	3-0	JKU
George ‘Blackberry’ Odhiambo 30' Godfrey Walusimbi 36' Meddie Kagere 81'

Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

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4 June 2018 (2018-06-04)

1500 EAT

Kariobangi Sharks	0-0	Simba S.C.
Penalties
	2-3

Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

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5 June 2018 (2018-06-05)

1515 EAT

AFC Leopards	0-0	Singida United
Penalties
	2-4

Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

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7 June 2018 (2018-06-07)

1300 EAT

Kakamega Homeboyz	0-0	Simba S.C.
Penalties
	4-5

Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

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7 June 2018 (2018-06-07)

1515 EAT

Gor Mahia	2-0	Singida United
Meddie Kagere 35' Meddie Kagere 90'

Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

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10 June 2018 (2018-06-10)

1200 EAT

Kakamega Homeboyz	1-1	Singida United
Wycliffe Opondo 03'		Danny Lyanga 61'
Penalties
	1-4

Afraha Stadium, Nakuru

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10 June 2018 (2018-06-10)

1500 EAT

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