Kenyan sports fanatics will be spoilt for choice and many will have to toss a coin to decide what to watch this coming weekend.
On the first hand at the Moi International Sport Center Kasarani, Harambee Stars will battle it out with Mozambique for the World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
According to a directive made by the football governing body, FIFA, there will only be 36,000 tickets up for sale despite the fact that the stadium can fit 60,000 people.
Kenya must beat Mozambique to restore their hope of qualifying for the World Cup and the African Cup of Nations next year in South Africa and Angola respectively.
On the other hand, Kenya which is the host country for the Tusker Safari Sevens has three teams in the series including the feted Shujaa, the national seven-a-side team.
The tournament which kicks off this Friday, June 19 at the University of Nairobi grounds and Saturday June 20 and Sunday June 21 at the RFUEA Grounds Ngong Road is represented by Kenya (which plays as Shujaa in the IRB Series), Shujaa as the second team and Chairman’s Select as the third.
By Temesi Mukani
It’s all systems go for one of the biggest sporting and entertainment fiestas in Kenya, the Tusker Safari Sevens rugby tournament.
The three day tourney is set to kick off this Friday at its traditional home, the RFUEA grounds along Ngong Road.
Pooling was done yesterday and the hosts Kenya will be the first on the field against a select team from Western Province on Friday at 9am.
Guest teams started arriving in the country last evening with Japan being the first to jet in. Other foreign teams expected to feature in the tournament include Tanzania, Uganda, Samoa, Les Blues, Emerging Springboks, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
According to organizers, preparations for the event are complete and the tusker village which is usually the entertainment hub off the pitch is already being set up.
The event whose lead sponsor is East African Breweries flagship brand Tusker is set to attract thousands of fun loving Kenyans and visitors alike and organizers have lined up a comprehensive entertainment menu to liven up the crowds off the pitch.
Daily tickets will cost Kshs. 900 each while a season ticket goes for Kshs. 1,500.