Kenya claimed the first Pan African Guinness Football Challenge after beating Ghana in a thrilling final in South Africa.
The Final was a true battle of East versus West as two teams from Ghana and two teams from Kenya went head-to-head to battle it out for their side of the continent.
And the Kenyan teams were not only flying their nation’s flag, they also had the hopes of all of East Africa resting on their shoulders.
The teams tackled their way through their national episodes, scored high in the quarter finals and, thankfully, were not shown the red card in the semi finals to make it all the way to the final where they were all hoping to win a life-changing sum of money.
The continent was truly divided as the two remaining teams from Kenya and Ghana headed into the Penalty Shoot-Out.
These teams just met last week in the semi–final, who would come out on top this time and take the title for their nation and the pride of their region?
Despite losing the previous week, Ephantus and Samuel from Kenya, hit the back of the net with an amazing display of confidence and showed their ability to live bold as they managed to win 3:2 and claim the title!
Emmanuel and Isaac narrowly missed out on the Guinness Money Wall but walked off the pitch with their heads held high, knowing that they are West Africa’s highest placed team and with $9,000 in their pockets.
As they tackled the Guinness Money Wall, Ephantus and Samuel showed they were worthy of their new Pan-African champions title as they hit target four on the Guinness Money Wall and bagged a massive $12,000 cash prize.
Robert Nsibirwa, Guinness Uganda Brand Manager said: “Everyone at Guinness is sending their congratulations to Ephantus and Samuel! Not only did they fly the flag for Kenya but also for the whole of East Africa! Well done! We’ve been glued to our screens for the past 12 weeks as we’ve watched teams from across Africa battle it out in the Guinness Football Challenge – a wonderful series thanks to all of the teams that have showed that they really are players, rather than spectators in life.”