Leads United and Mali Mali Ladies are the BingwaFest national football champions following their respective triumphs in men and women respectively during yesterday finals held at the Jomo Kenyatta Stadium, Mamboleo, Kisumu County.
The national champions received KES 2.5 million each (KES 1.5 million in cash and KES 1 million in kind to a charity of choice in their region) while the second placed teams were awarded KES 750,000.
Leads were 3-1 winners over Julu Nyabango in post-match penalties after a 1-1 draw in regular time.
Representing Nairobi region, Leads United opened the scoring courtesy of a Hamisi Bakari before John Nakitari leveled matters for the Nyanza representative.
In women, Mali Mali defeated Turkana Queens 5-4 in penalties following a 1-1 draw. A late strike by Elizabeth Mideva forced the game into spot kicks.
In Rugby, Homeboyz beat Equator 07-05 in the men’s final while Kinale Forest hammered Hunters Hill 35-07 to clinch the women’s title.
Just like in football, rugby champions received KES 2.5 million each (KES 1.5 million in cash and KES 1 million in kind to a charity of choice in their region) while the second placed teams were awarded KES 750,000.
The 3×3 basketball action saw Hawks beat ACES 19-11 for top glory in the women’s final as Eastern region’s BCG saw of Coast representatives KNCP 17-12 in the men’s final.
Hawks and BCG went home KES 750,000 richer and received KES 1 million in kind to a charity of choice at their region as well while ACES and KNCP received KES 400,000 each.
Apart from the team prizes, the golden boot and golden glove winners pocketed KES 50,000 each while the rugby MVP and top try scorer received KES 50,000 each. In basketball, winners in the dunking competition pocketed KES 50,000 while those in the 3-point challenge went home with KES 30,000.
Earlier in the week, athletes competing at the BingwaFest athletics finals shared a prize pool of KES 12.1 million for their exploits on the track, with the top five in each race getting rewarded.
Titus Kiprotich and Maurine Jepkoech were crowned the 10,000m in the lucrative 10,000m held at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Stadium in Siaya to walk away KES 400,000 richer.
Just like it was the case in the regional editions, Betika in partnership with Zuri Health hosted a medical camp throughout the weekend, free for all