The Minister of Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Nzega Urban, Hussein Bashe, has officially launched the “Bashe Jimbo Cup 2024” football league in his constituency in Tabora Region. The primary objective of the tournament is to identify and nurture young talents in the region while promoting sports as a pathway to employment and youth development.
The tournament was inaugurated by Uyui District Commissioner, Mohamed Mtulyakwaku, on behalf of Bashe, who urged the youth to actively participate and take advantage of the competition as a means to develop their talents and contribute to their economic growth and the nation’s progress.
Eliaphace Ruangisa, the tournament coordinator, stated that the competition will be conducted in accordance with football regulations, and any team violating the rules will be disqualified from the tournament.
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Councillors of Nzega, Revokatus Kashindye and Bilbarakei Makono, pledged to efficiently oversee the tournament in their respective areas. They encouraged the youth to seize this opportunity for economic benefit, emphasizing that sports can serve as a means of employment for talented young individuals.
Some team leaders, including Denis Nyanda and Mwalizo Hassan, expressed their teams’ readiness for the competition and requested Bashe’s continued support in the sports sector to foster the talents of Nzega’s youth.
The “Bashe Jimbo Cup 2024” will run for a month, featuring 150 teams from Nzega Urban. The tournament will begin at the ward level, where teams will compete to identify the overall champion at the constituency level.