Laikipia League supported by Eto’o enters final phase

The Laikipia Unity League, organised by the Zeitz Foundation is gearing for the finals of the football tournament set for Saturday 28th November 2015 at Nanyuki Stadium in Laikipia County.

The championships will see Lolomarik FC from Timau zone take on Segera FC from Segera Zone zone in the semi-finals match to determine who will play against the winners of the match between Nanyuki Sportiff FC (Nanyuki zone) and The Bridge FC(Ngobit zone), starting 9am.

In the girls category Endana Secondary Girls will face off with GG United Girls from Kinamba while Endana Community Girls FC will play against Gatero Secondary School.

The Laikipia Unity League is part of the Zeitz Foundation Laikipia Unity Programme and is unique in that 50 per cent of the league points are scored through football exploits and 50 per cent through conservation or community projects that each team has undertaken.

Points are awarded based on football skills, environmental interest and leadership skills.

The tournament also showcases environmentally appropriate and sustainable energy technologies, conservation agriculture, sustainable water harvesting and filtration systems that the teams within the Laikipia Unity Programme have been involved in. The 2015 season saw 113 teams participate in the annual football league.

The league, endorsed by Football Kenya Federation (Mt. Kenya) and sponsored by the Zeitz Foundation, developed from the well-known biennial Laikipia Unity Cup (LUC), the patron of which is Samuel Eto’o.

The League is run from and involves the   Samuel Eto’o Laikipia Unity Football Academy, School and Environmental Education Centre, based in Laikipia County.