Celtel proudly announces the debut of the second season of the Celtel Africa Challenge, the first ever televised academic competition among students at African universities. 

Season Two Highlights:

• Malawi and Zambia joined Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda for a total of 59 eligible universities.
• Each country held National Qualifying Tournaments.
• The top national teams advanced to the International Championship & Festival in Kampala, Uganda.
• 15 programmes are Broadcast throughout Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

TV Programme Highlights:

• Consult the list of Weekly Match-Ups
• Meet the Players, Coaches and Liaisons
• Check out the Cast & Crew
• Follow the results of the Knockout Tournament
• See the correct answers and winners in the weekly Home Viewer Game

The programme is part of Celtel’s corporate social responsibility efforts targeting education and is an extension of Celtel’s corporate commitment to “Making Life Better” for their customers.

 

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In season two, Celtel Africa Challenge expanded to include all fully accredited university\ies in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. After Student Tryout Tests at the participating universities, each country held a National Qualifying Tournament. The top teams from those tournaments advanced to the International Championship & Festival, held in Kampala, Uganda.

The questions in this fast-paced quiz programme cover a wide range of topic areas including: history, science, African culture, geography, literature, music and current events.  Additionally, Celtel Africa Challenge highlights the excellent educational opportunities at African universities with videos and student profiles.

The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) is a key educational partner in the programme.

Announcing the programme, Tito Alai, Chief Commercial Officer of Celtel International said: "This programme highlights Celtel's commitment to developing the youth. They are the future of Africa and we want to give them more opportunities to develop their talents".

Celtel Africa Challenge is broadcast as a 15-week knock-out tournament, resulting in a final champion.  All participating universities and students receive grants based on their ranking in the tournament.