Sh208million Sportpesa jackpot winner Cosmas Korir plans to launch tournament

SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri with Gordon Ogada and new mega jackpot winner Cosmas Korir

Cosmas Korir, who won Sh208 million SportPesa Mega Jackpot in October, plans to launch a major tournament in his home in Bomet County.

He hopes it will give rise to a regional team that will one day play in the country’s top football league.

“There are many upcoming football teams around this area and early next year I want to host a Mashinani Cup,” Korir said. 
“We are targeting 45 teams and I want to acquire uniforms and balls to provide for the boys as they prepare for the tournament,” he said. 

His aim is to further the professional career of aspiring footballers from Bomet, a region better known for tea farming with vast company-owned estates sprawling all the way to neighbouring Kericho.  
“I’m passionate about local football and with the good fortune that God blessed me with, I plan on using some of it to try and make a difference," he said.

Korir became the third winner of the biggest football jackpot when he correctly predicted 17 games in September, with his total winnings amounting to Sh208,733,619.

Besides launching a tournament and kitting participating teams, Korir wants to go a step further to ensure it shall all not be just an exercise in kicking a football for token cash and a trophy. “I’m planning to get a scout who can spot talent in the area and maybe help some progress and hopefully get the chance to become professionals,” Korir underlined.