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!!