Airtel Kenya today announced its sponsorship of the 2012 Obuya Youth Cricket tournament starting from August 21st to August 25th, 2012.
Airtel Kenya managing director Mr. Shivan Bhargava reiterated his company's commitment to the promotion of sports in Kenya going on to say that "We are committed to supporting the development of sports in the country and we will be supporting more sporting initiatives aimed at nurturing talent among the youth in Kenya."
Mr. Bhargava added that his Company is delighted to have the opportunity to offer cricket fans the opportunity to enjoy their favorite sport while accessing exclusive Airtel customer service and sales points at the games venues. The games will be played at Jaffrey's, Simba Union Club, Premier Club, Ruaraka and Sir Ali Muslims club.
Speaking about the sponsorship, the Chairman of the Obuya tournament Mr. Kennedy Obuya expressed his delight at the offer from Airtel appealing to more organizations to join in the promotion of the event to cater for more teams and better quality of the games in the future.
Mr. Obuya said the tournament which has been divided into three age group categories under 11, 13 and 17 will once again be played in a round robin basis featuring 20/20 over's each and will also be officiated by internationally qualified umpires with the International Cricket Council rules and regulations strictly being adhered to.
The tournament was started in 2005 with the three Obuya brothers Kennedy, David and Collins who are all members of the national cricket team after Kenya's historic semi final place in the Cricket World cup in South Africa. Simba Union club won the under 17 title last year after beating Obuya Academy 11 side in the finals. Uganda's select side are the defending champions of the under 13 category after beating Samaj school in the finals. The under 11 side was last year won by Obuya Academy side. 30 teams
The tournament is expected to attract 30 teams which will be drawn from Nairobi, Kisumu, Nakuru and Uganda.
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