Samuel Eto’o, the footballer with highest salary in the world – at about Sh250 million a month – landed in Laikipia on Tuesday evening and flew out on Wednesday.
This was, however, not before untying his purse strings for the local residents with a huge announcement that his foundation will set up a football academy in the area.
News that the Cameroonian star’s Sh2.6 billion-a-year salary at Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala will trickle down to Laikipia County was received with huge acclaim from the residents, who had just concluded a month-long football tournament in pursuit of peace and environmental conservation.
Eto’o’s announcement came hot on the heels of another piece of great news: the Zeitz Foundation will sponsor the Laikipia Unity Football League, a new annual tournament that kicks off next year around Nanyuki.
read on: www.nation.co.ke/sports/football.
About The Zeitz Foundation
Founded in 2008 by business entrepreneur Jochen Zeitz, the Zeitz Foundation is a non-profit organization registered in Germany, headquartered in Kenya, and with representation in the United States and the United Kingdom. The goal of the Foundation is to maintain or improve the integrity of ecosystems through effective, sustainable management practices that ensure ecosystems continue to deliver services - such as clean water and air, carbon sequestration, and healthy soils - for the benefit of mankind. read more: zeitzfoundation.org
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