Red Bull Four 2 Score; The New 4 Aside Football Property With A Twist Launched In Nairobi, Kenya
Action during Red Bull Four 2 Score media football tournament at Arena One grounds in Valley Arcade Nairobi which was won by the Nation Media Group. PHOTO/ RED BULL
NAIROBI, Kenya – Introducing Red Bull Four 2 Score – a new 4 aside football property. The football tournament aims to bring together footballers to showcase their skills and compete against each other in a football game unlike any other.
The Red Bull Four 2 Score is a unique, intensive 4 vs. 4 football game that compels players to showcase their best small-field football skills in 10 minute rounds. There are no half time breaks, no stoppage time and no goalkeeper.
In addition, goals scored during the first and last-minute count as double, so the teams will be looking to score when it matters the most. The tournament is open to both male and female players between 18-35 years.
Action during Red Bull Four 2 Score media football tournament at Arena One grounds in Valley Arcade Nairobi which was won by the Nation Media Group. PHOTO/ RED BULL
The tournament will have a total of three tournament qualifiers, which will all be held in Nairobi. The first one at the Simba Club on March 26 th , the second one at the University of Nairobi on April 22 nd and the third one at St. Mary’s School on May 3 th . The national finals will be held on May 13 th at a venue yet to be confirmed.
The top winners of the tournament will get an all-expenses paid trip to Leipzig, Germany – home to RB Leipzig – where they will represent Kenya at the World Finals.
Twenty-nine other countries will also be participating in Red Bull Four 2 Score, with their national finalists flown to Germany to take part in the Red Bull Four 2 Score World Final later on in the year at the Red Bull Arena. Over 600 players are expected to look for glory in the tournament.
Action during Red Bull Four 2 Score media football tournament at Arena One grounds in Valley Arcade Nairobi which was won by the Nation Media Group. PHOTO/ RED BULL
To launch the new football concept in Kenya, a media tournament was held at Arena One grounds in Valley Arcade and was won by the Nation Media Group who thrashed KASS FM 3-1 in the finals.
Other media houses that participated in the event were TV47, Capital FM, Radio 47, KBC and the People Daily.
“This victory means a lot to us, we’ve not been training so we used the occasion to improve on our fitness,” Nation Media Group Team Captain Titus Mbithi underlined after the sweet victory.
