The first edition of the SportPesa SuperCup [1] took place in June, 2017 at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
The winner inaugural edition,[2] Gor Mahia, played against English Premier League side Everton at the National Stadium in Dar Es Salaam [3][4][5][6][7][8] The second edition of the regional football tourney pitting East Africa’s finest teams took place on June 3–10, 2018.
The winning team will earn a chance to travel to the UK in July for a face-off with English Premier League club, Everton FC at Goodison Park.
The tournament intended to bring about enhanced cohesion within the region as well as showcase only the greatest in East African football talent.
As a unique franchise, the Super Cup further served as a uniting initiative between football fans across the region and to some extent the continent as well.