{"id":3500,"date":"2025-05-30T13:01:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2026-04-19T16:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:38:50","slug":"23-year-old-becomes-first-tanzanian-to-win-tzs100m-on-goal-rush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/23-year-old-becomes-first-tanzanian-to-win-tzs100m-on-goal-rush","title":{"rendered":"23-year-old becomes first Tanzanian to win TZS100m on Goal Rush"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The lucky player secured the grand prize after making accurate predictions in three games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Tanzania.- A lucky player from Kilindi, Tanga<\/strong> has become the first Tanzanian to win TZS100 million <\/strong>(\u20ac32,739) from SportPesa\u2019s powered Goal Rush<\/strong> game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ibrahimu Muya Sankonga<\/strong>, aged 23<\/strong>, secured the grand prize after making accurate predictions in three games<\/strong>. He correctly selected the teams that would score the first goal, the period and the exact minutes in which the goals would be scored in the following matches: Liverpool vs Arsenal<\/strong>, Napoli vs Genea<\/strong> and Boavista vs Porto<\/strong>, all held on May 11 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The win came on Sankonga\u2019s twenty-third <\/strong>attempt in the game, marking a triumphant end to his streak of unsuccessful tries.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sankonga, who couldn\u2019t contain his joy, noted his disbelief when he realised he had won. He said: \u201cI was asleep when I woke up and opened the phone, I found a statement of 100 million wins. I sat first, sighed\u2026 I couldn\u2019t believe it at all! This is my dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sakonga\u2019s win is also a milestone for SportPesa, as it proves to users that the grand prize is real and achievable. The development is likely to lead to a surge in popularity for the operator, as well as increased interest and participation in the Goal Rush game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hon Tarimba Abbas<\/strong>, chairman of the board of directors of SportPesa, said: \u201cThis is a great pride for SportPesa. We have witnessed a young man from Kilindi, a remote part of the country, making history. This is proof that our winners come from every corner of the United Republic of Tanzania. This great victory will change his life and his family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> FERWAFA bans three referees for life over match-fixing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The lucky player secured the grand prize after making accurate predictions in three games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":3508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"A Tanzanian player secured TZS100 million (\u20ac32,739) from SportPesa's Goal Rush game, marking the first grand prize winner from the country. This significant payout validates the operator's prize structure and is anticipated to drive increased player engagement and market penetration for SportPesa within the Tanzanian iGaming vertical.","focusai_entities":"SportPesa, Ibrahimu Muya Sankonga, Hon Tarimba Abbas, FERWAFA","focusai_location":"Tanzania, Kilindi, Tanga","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), marketing_crm (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Uplift Projection?","query":"What is the projected uplift in SportPesa's Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) in the Tanzanian market, specifically attributable to the enhanced player confidence and participation driven by this high-profile grand prize payout?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Review?","query":"Will this significant payout event trigger a review or enhanced scrutiny by Tanzanian regulatory bodies regarding prize fulfillment mechanisms, responsible gambling provisions, and overall operational transparency for licensed iGaming operators?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60013,60017],"tags":[60295],"class_list":["post-3500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-africa","category-sportsbetting-news","tag-sportpesa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3500"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3513,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3500\/revisions\/3513"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}