Wednesday 28th April was a good day. Thanks to a chance meeting with one of the directors of Alive and Kicking, we had managed to set up a coaching session with two visiting coaches from Arsenal Football Club’s community coaching program.
News articles about Kibera Football
Arsenal in Kibera
Posted on April 29th, 2010 by Kirsty
John Packard Family Cup 2010
Posted on April 12th, 2010 by Kirsty
Saturday 20th March saw the launch of Kibera Mpira Mtaani’s John Packard Family Cup Tournament. The highlight of the event was a match between a combined Kibera Mpira Mtaani side and K-Krew – a local group of musical artists and DJs. Despite the rain and mud, the game went well and ended in a 2-2 draw so a rematch is being scheduled for a later date.
Informal Schools Finals
Posted on October 19th, 2009 by Kirsty
I have attended many Kibera Mpira Mtaani football matches and tournament finals over the past 3 years. Finals days are always busy with good crowds showing up and at least 5 matches to be played, often with lots of penalty kicks. So I thought I knew what to expect as I went along to the pitch for the finals of the Informal Schools Tournament on Friday 16th October. I was wrong.
Informal Schools Tournament
Posted on September 18th, 2009 by Kirsty
After the successful completion of this year’s Manchester for Kibera tournament, there is no rest for the Kibera Mpira Mtaani committee as they move straight in to preparations for an informal schools tournament. Thanks to a donation from a Vision Africa supporter, the funds are available for a one week football tournament that will kick off on the 8th October.
Manchester for Kibera
Posted on September 18th, 2009 by Kirsty
Saturday 12th September saw the finals of Kibera Mpira Mtaani’s “Manchester for Kibera” tournament. Launched on the 8th of August, this tournament ran throughout the August school holidays and involved 124 teams across 5 categories.
JP Family Cup Finals 2009
Posted on July 1st, 2009 by Kirsty
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.
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.