A total of 14 young football players who qualified from the Arusha-held East African Youth Soccer tourney, have just departed for Spain to take part in the Donosti Cup.
The forthcoming Global Donosti Cup, is an International Football tournament usually taking place in Spain and set to take place at San Sebastian this July, 2025.
They will also be playing in Madrid.
The 19 sports envoys from Chipkizi Cup of Arusha, comprising 14 players and five officials, flew on Sunday 6th of July 2025, from the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA).
The team reported to have already arrived in Spain safely for the 10-day entourage, which will also take them to Madrid.
The 14 football candidates were selected from the 27 young footballers that qualified with flying colors during the Arusha-held East African Youth Soccer tourney, known as the Chipkizi Cup, organized by the Future Stars Academy (FSA) last December 2024.
“They are going to participate in the Under-16 category,” explained the Future Stars Director and East Africa Chipkizi Cup organizer Alfred Itaeli.
Itaeli stated that more than 900 teams from 50 countries around the world will participate in Spain’s Donosti Cup taking place from July 7th to 13th, 2025.
More than 15,000 participants from around the world are taking part in the Spanish football event this July 2025.
Spain is currently the global benchmark of International Soccer competition and therefore if the local players can match the Spanish standards, it will be a catalyst for improved games in Tanzania and East Africa.
The outstanding sports candidates were placed at the two days’ trial camp at the Arusha Modern School, located in the Sakina, Azimio section of Arusha City, in preparation for the Spain tournament.
“We hope that, after showcasing their talents in Europe, this summer, the young players from Chipkizi Cup may even attract the attention from talents scouts from big clubs abroad and recruited to join them or be enrolled in international academies,” added Itaeli.
Meanwhile the next season of the East African Soccer Tourney, the Chipkizi Cup 2025 is expected to come up in Arusha City from the 15th to the 21st of December 2025, involving teams from all the Eastern African Countries.