The annual football tournament that brings Africans in Finland together will kickoff tomorrow at Töölö football fields in Helsinki. The Helsinki African Cup started in Finland more than two decades ago and different people have been organising it.
Mr Sabasy Ndiaye who works with Helsinki youth is the current organiser.
Sierra Leone is the defending champion. They won the tournament in 2019. Because of the pandemic, the tournament did not hold in 2020.
Five countries will participate this year; Nigeria, Congo, Sierra Leone, Kenya and Morocco
Match fixtures
Sunday 18.7 Pallokenttä
17.00 Morocco vs Congo
19.00 Kenya vs Sierra Leone
Monday 19.7 Pallokenttä
17.00 Congo vs Sierra Leone
19.00 Nigeria vs Morocco
Tuesday 20.7 Pallokenttä
17.00 Kenya vs Morocco
19.00 Nigeria vs Congo
Wednesday 21.7 Pallokenttä
16.30 Sierra Leone vs Nigeria
18.30 kids game for aged 9-12
1900 Congo vs Kenya
Thursday 22.7 Pallokenttä
17.00 Nigeria vs Kenya
19.00 Sierra Leone vs Morocco
Friday 23.7 Pallokenttä
1700 G1 vs G4
19.00 G2 vs G3
Saturday 24.7 Pallokenttä
16.30 Bronze
18.30 Final
19.15 at halftime kids game 15 minutes
