Mombasa businessman Suleiman Shahbal has announced the commencement of a football league with Ksh1 million to be won.

Speaking during a press briefing at Serani Grounds when he met Mombasa Football representatives Shahbal said the “Shahbal Super Cup” will be played in all the 30 wards.

He said the league will involve 128 teams, it aims at scouting for the best players who will form a “Mombasa United” team.

“I want to emphasize the aim of this league is to ensure we form a Mombasa team which involve all the best players from our wards. This is where we started when we had the Coast combine, ” he said.

Shahbal who is also eyeing the Mombasa governor seat added that he will then sponsor the team for the next three years.

“The football competition will start on February 12. We will also have women and the elderly taking part, ” he said.

Football Kenya Federation Mombasa chairman Alamin Ahmed said the league will help in identifying the talents in Mombasa.

He said there are so many talents that lack opportunities.

“We want to thank our leader for coming up with this noble idea. This will truly help in regaining our lost glory, ” said Ahmed.

FKF Mombasa secretary-general Gilbert Wesonga said the league will be a knockout at the ward level before the teams meet at the sub-county level.

“We will do a ward knockout before proceeding to quarter, semi-finals and finals by around March this year. We thank our leader for this and we will work towards delivering it, ” said Wesonga.