Chris Oguso Cup
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Kenya(1st titles)
(7 titles)
| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Region | Kenya |
| Current champions | Dallas FC (Boys), Golden Stars FC (Girls) (1st titles) |
| Most championships | Red Bees (7 titles) |
The Chris Oguso Cup[1] (with name variations due to sponsorship reasons) is an open annual football tournament held in December since the year 2011 in Mahanga village, Mungoma location, in Vihiga County, Kenya.
The tournament was founded by former Kenyan Premier League player with Nakuru Police FC Chris Oguso in 2011.[2] Red Bees have won the tournament a record seven times starting with the inaugural tournament in 2011, from 2013 to 2016,[3][4] 2019, and the 2021 editions.
A record number of teams entered the 2020 edition which was won by Mahanga Boda Boda F.C[5] won the 2021 men's title[6] while Madzuu Ladies took home the girls title in 2021.[7] The 2021 tournament was expanded to cover all the five sub-counties within Vihiga County namely Vihiga, Sabatia, Hamisi, Emuhaya, and Luanda Mungoma.[8]
Kidundu F.C won the expanded[9] [10][11] 2022 edition[12] after seeing off Red Bees in the final played at Chavavo High School.[13][14]
New champions[15] emerged in the 2023 edition after Chavavo FC beat Red Bees 2-1 to claim the boys' title in Mahanga Sports Ground as Madira Girls[16] beat Itabalia Ladies 2-1 to win the girls title.