The finals of the last leg of the 2024/25 BingwaFest are set to take place this weekend at Nairobi Polo Club Grounds, Nairobi. The Championship is slated Friday 28th February to Sunday 2nd.
More than 5000 participants are expected to grace the event that will consist of :athletics, 3×3 basketball, football, and rugby.
A prize purse of Ksh.17 Million will be up for grabs.
Speaking ahead of the three-day championship, Betika’s PR Manager Katherine Arudo said: “We’re beyond excited to be in Nairobi this week for the final regional leg of the 2024/25 BingwaFest! This region is packed with incredible sports talent, and it wasn’t easy narrowing down the teams. But moving forward, we’re committed to finding ways to include as many teams as possible, giving more young athletes the opportunity to take part.
‘’The journey through all the regions has been so rewarding, and we can’t wait to see what amazing talent Nairobi has to offer. With the regional finals wrapping up, the national championships are quickly approaching, and we’re expecting an incredible showdown in April.”
Winners in football and rugby, both men and women, will pocket KES 1 million each while the winning teams in the 3×3 basketball will go home KES 500,000 richer. The first runners-up for football and rugby will be awarded KES 500,000 while the second runners-up are set to receive KES 250,000.
In basketball, the teams that finish second and third will take home KES 250,000 and KES 100,000 respectively.
In athletics, more than KES 5M will be up for grabs in the various track disciplines, with both male and female athletes receiving equal prize money. Gold medalists in the lucrative 10,000m will take home KES 300,000, while the first and second runners-up will pocket KES 250,000 and KES 200,000, respectively. Athletes who finish fourth and fifth will round off the prize bracket and will receive KES 100,000 and KES 75,000 in that order.
In the 5,000m category, winners will be awarded KES 250,000, second-place finishers KES 150,000, third-place KES 100,000, fourth-place KES 50,000, and fifth-place KES 30,000.
Prizes for the top five in the 100m, 4000m, 800m, and 1,500m will be the same, with gold medalists receiving KES 150,000, silver medalists KES 100,000, and bronze medalists KES 60,000. The fourth and fifth-place finishers will pocket KES 30,000 and KES 20,000.
The preliminary football matches divided into two regions ,Nairobi East and Nairobi West are ongoing across several venues in the City.
Nairobi East matches which culminate Thursday are being held at Pand Pierri Grounds in Githurai and Makongeni Grounds while Nairobi West matches are at Ligi Ndogo Grounds and Bp Grounds in Kawangware.
The football finals is set to be held at Polo Club on Sunday.
The Nairobi championship will be the last regional stop for the event that has been held in Mumias, Kisumu,Machakos, Eldoret, Meru in January, and Mombasa.
