The 2009 John Packard Family Cup football tournament was hailed as a great success by the Kibera Mpira Mtaani (Kibera Village Football) committee, coaches, referees and players. The tournament was launched on 28th of March with a friendly match between the British High Commission Cheetahs and a combined Kibera Mpira Mtaani U17 team where the final score was 4-4.
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JP Family Cup Finals 2009
Posted on July 1st, 2009 by Kirsty
Seed of Hope Football
Posted on April 27th, 2009 by Kirsty
At the end of Seed of Hope sports day in July 2008, a football match took place that was the start of something new and exciting for the Nairobi centre. Every girl in the school took to the field as a coach and an official from Vision Africa’s Kibera Mpira Mtaani refereed and watched to see how the girls played.
Packard Family Cup 2009 Launch
Posted on April 8th, 2009 by Kirsty
“BHC Cheetahs fly in player from Dubai for Mpira Mtaani match”. If this were a tabloid newspaper, that would probably be the headline. In fact, it isn’t that far from the truth.
On Saturday the 28th March the John Packard Family Cup 2009 was launched. The first game of the tournament was an under 14s match between FC Marren and the Diadems in which FC Marren were the victors with a 2-0 scoreline. The second match of the day was the British High Commission Cheetahs vs a Kibera Mpira Mtaani under 17s side. This fixture was much anticipated after the previous results of a scoreless draw and a 4-0 defeat by Mpira Mtaani. The Cheetahs claimed to be better prepared for this game and ready for a tough match.
Kibera Mpira Mtaani Classes Commence
Posted on March 2nd, 2009 by Kirsty
How many kids do you know that would ask to go to school or extra classes on a Saturday morning? Not many? That wasn’t the case this week as Kibera Mpira Mtaani (Kibera Village Football) launched their Saturday morning classes in their office in Kibera.