BYC winners and Football Bonanza

BYC- Kiwalani, Kitunda Cup Winners!!

The Kitunda Family Cup finally came to an end on the 8^th of July and B.Y.C clinched the top position!! BYC Kiwalani were awarded with a set of football jerseys, a football and a goat.  Just after BYC's Under 16 boys team came from the EAC, they prepped themselves up for the match and their efforts beared good results.



Tanzania's SuperStar Sports Magazine.

The awards were given by the Chairman for sports in Kitunda ward, Ernest Komba and the Chairman of the local government, Selemani Mtema. Komba congratulated BYC Kiwalani for their efforts and encouraged them to work hard in order to be able to participate in the leagues organised by the Ilala District Football Association. 

Before BYC begin their matches, there are usually movement games done by KAO peer leaders, thus an HIV/AIDS message is always passed before a ball is kicked. 

Well it seems that they are going to enjoy 'Nyama Choma" after all.



The goat that was won.



Ongoing tournaments and leagues

BYC's Under 16 is participating in the Ujirani Mwema Cup at Kigamboni in Dar es Salaam. They played against West Zone of Kigamboni and won 3-0 on the 9th of July. Thus training and preparations are still going on for the coming matches. 

Football Bonanza- Friendly Match for the Young and Old

BYC Kiwalani and Buguruni together prepared a football Bonanza- friendly match between elders who are parents for the youth and the youth at the Kiwalani grounds. This bonanza took place on the 15^th of July starting at 8.00 a.m. up to 12 midday.

The aim of the match was to familiarize the elders/parents for children in both centres, exchange ideas and also provide health education.

The results for the match were as follows:

Team	Time	Team that Won	Goals	Goals
Elders/Parents of BYC Kiwalani Vs BYC Buguruni	8.30-9.15 a.m.	Elders/Parents of Kiwalani	2	0
Youth of BYC Kiwalani Vs BYC Buguruni	9.30-11.00 a.m.	Youth of Kiwalani	3	2

In the end it was the BYC Kiwalani youth who won the match.

The elders/parents on both sides were very glad with the arrangement since they had the opportunity to meet and familiarizes with each other and they proposed that such an activity should be done on a regular basis.

In future, BYC aims to target more elderly community members to reach most people in the wider community. This will also include health education such as on HIV/AIDS issues. 

East Africa Cup: The Highlights

In participating in the East Africa Cup in Moshi Kilimanjaro this year, BYC was able to send 6 participants before the East Africa Cup games apart from the football teams and these were 2 field managers, Hamadi Rashidi and Mwinyi Ali, 1 participant for the journalism training, Zuberi Ally and 1 KAO participant, Rehema Chuka plus two Under 16 referees, Sudi Lila and Gabriel Charles. The training sessions were very educative and our youth learnt alot in the different fields from the different roles assigned to them.

Hamadi Rashidi confessed, ''I was very excited to participate as a field manager since there are things that I did not know such as roles as a field manager, and I have gained alot from my experience".

The two referees chosen from BYC got an opportunity to referee the Under 16 boys football matches till the end of the EAC tournament!

Omari, the assistant program manager and head coach of BYC said that " As a leader I was very thrilled that BYC got this opportunity to participate in the East Africa Tournament, our children were very well behaved and we have been able to meet different people from different organisations".

BYC's Under 16 girls team

BYC's teams played really well in the EAC and they managed to take the Under 16 football team upto the semi finals and this secured the team to third place after being beaten by MYSA.


BYC's Under 16 boys team

The Under 16 boys team after winning one of their matches

However BYC were not so lucky with the other teams though they have promised that come next year, they will win at least one of the matches.

BYC's Under 13 boys before a match

For almost all children, this tournament gave them an opportunity to travel out of dar es salaam and to Moshi and most of them ascertained that they had learnt alot during this period in the different seminars they attended. They also got an opportunity to meet with other children from Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and all the other countries that participated in the tournament.Back home, parents of the children that participated in the EAC were very grateful especially after seeing their children with certificates of participation. Thus we thank the EAC organisers for making a most memorable event for BYC!!