By Joyce Mwahima,

Mathare Youth Sports Association U13 boy’s team leaves the country Friday 18^th July 2014 to take part in the largest youth tournament the Norway Cup. The contingent of 19 which is headed by the elected MYSA Executive Council chairperson (Esther Aluoch) and MYSA Executive Director (David Thiru) will leave the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport aboard Kenya Airways flight KQ116 at 08:25am.

The team will spend a week with host families at Brummundal in Norway, before travelling to Ekeberg fields in Oslo on the 26^th of July ahead of the Norway cup which kicks off on Sunday, 27^th July to the 2^nd of August. After the Norway Cup the team will travel to the Netherlands where they will spend a week on invitation from Union Football club in Nijmegen for a exchange program and specialized training.

The team will arrive back home on the 11^th of August at 06:10 in the morning aboard Kenya Airways flight KQ116. MYSA teams are ranked second to Pequeninos of Brazil on awards won in the history of the largest youth tournament in the World. Follow this link for comprehensive charts of MYSA performance at the Norway Cup

The MYSA team will include;

Ian Akinyi  (Mathare North), Joseph Bafkado ( Huruma), Samuel Gina ( Huruma),Bora Gona (Huruma), Telvin Irungu ( Ruaraka), Brian Limiri (Eastleigh), Austine Matete ( Kayole), Peter Mwaura (Ruaraka), Bonface Ogowo( Ruaraka), David Okongo (Mathare North), Brian Ongoncho (Kahawa), John Otieno (Mathare), Kevin Otieno(Kasarani Mwiki), dennis Wanjiru (Mathare North), Patrick Wanjohi (Kasarani Mwiki)

Leaders, Leakey Agufa (Head Coach), Esther Aluoch (Chair-Executive council), Bob Munro (Executive chairman), David Thiru (Executive Director)

Since 1972, Norway Cup has developed into a tournament that includes much more than just football with 30,000 participants drawn from more than 1,700 teams. The world’s largest football tournament has become a societal institution.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com