Kenyans thrilled with new EPL football season as Opera offer fans exciting prizes

Kenya football fans at a public viewing party at Camp Toyoyo Grounds in Nairobi.[Jonah Onyango,Standard]

Kenyan football fans thronged various entertainment joints across the country at the weekend to welcome the new football season that is officially back.

Among the high profile matches that kept the local spectators on the edge of their seats included titanic battles between Arsenal and Nottingham, Brentford and Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool among others in the much-followed English Premier League.

The crazy fans are not only ready to watch and follow the football extravaganza, but they are ready to reap the benefits that comes with the beautiful game.

Mobile web browser Opera Mini not only offer Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa fans exciting new features and prizes in the new season, but a chance to walk home with $10,000 (Sh1.5 million).

Through its Opera’s Predictor game feature, fans can enter their predictions for six selected games per round of matches. Should they enter each score with 100% accuracy, they are eligible to win the grand prize of $10,000. (Sh1.5 million).

Fans are also awarded a free spin on the prize wheel to potentially win data vouchers, cash prizes, mobile phones, and more.

The fans can additionally create a league with friends, so that they’re not just competing for prizes, but for pride and prestige.

Opera Mini’s Live Scores service provides users with a suite of features that put the world of football at their fingertips.

The Live Scores lets fans follow over 8,000 teams from competitions around the world – including the Premier League, La Liga, and the Champions League.

Kenya football fans at a public viewing party at Camp Toyoyo Grounds in Nairobi.[Jonah Onyango,Standard]

The Live Scores also provides a Match List page that allows users to track any games they wish, even across multiple leagues, with a summary of kick-off times and live scores.

The Live Scores also enables fans to toggle through the line-ups, read running commentary, and see match statistics to know who has scored, assisted, been booked, substituted.

Features like Live Match Alerts, provides fans with notifications for all matches involving users’ favorite teams. The alerts will keep fans updated regarding kickoff times, goals, red cards, penalties, and the full-time result, so that they never have to miss a thing.

Apart from being fast and data-friendly, Opera Mini enables football fans to deck out their home screen with their favorite club’s colors, or even a panoramic view of the home stadium.

Opera will additionally provide exciting new wallpapers in the coming months that bring local football culture to life – so from the jersey they wear to the screen they open to browse; fans can represent their preferred squad.