Former WBC champ Zarika hopeful of challenging for world title
Fatuma Zarika is glad to 'revive' her boxing career, after a brief lull, after gaming firm SportPesa unveiled a multi-million sports sponsorship investment in Nairobi..
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Former WBC women's Super bantamweight champion Fatuma Zarika is set to revive her boxing career and challenge for a world title, following a multi-million shillings sponsorship investment by gaming firm SportPesa. This initiative aims to bolster Kenyan boxing, rugby, and rally sports.
- SportPesa unveiled a Ksh 40 million sponsorship for UFS BXNG, among other sports.
- The partnership with UFS BXNG is expected to facilitate Zarika's challenge for an international diadem this season.
- Kenya Rugby Union also received Ksh 40 million to support the HSBC World Rugby SVNS2 series in Nairobi on February 14-15.
- Rally driver Leonardo Varese and navigator Kigo Kareithi, of the SportPesa Racing team, received similar support for the WRC Safari Rally in Naivasha from March 12-15.
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Former WBC women's Super bantamweight champion Fatuma Zarika is set to revive her boxing career and challenge for a world title following a multi-million shillings sponsorship from SportPesa. In athletics, Kenya is holding selection trials for the World Universities Cross Country Championships team this Saturday, March 2, at Southern Eastern Kenya University (SEKU) in Kitui. The trials aim to select 16 athletes to represent the country in the championships scheduled for March 14-15 in Italy. Furthermore, a CAF team is set to inspect stadiums in Kenya next month. This inspection is part of the nation's preparations to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) with Uganda and Tanzania.
