MTG at the Innovation & Business Summit 2025: Lessons and Futures
The two days at the Innovation & Business Summit 2025 were not just another event for us at MTG, they were a beautiful reminder of why we exist, and why this work matters so deeply.
At the Kilifi Innovation Hub, our team carried that mission with heart: Harriet Dama and Fridah Kahindi welcomed every visitor to the MTG display tent with pride; Grace Kazungu, one of our own players, stood bravely and told her story of how sport changed the course of her life; and our Executive Director, Dorcas Amakobe, spoke on a panel about women in innovation, showing that when girls are given space to dream, they don’t just participate, they create, they lead, and they transform entire communities.
We also showcased our partnership with Tisini, using the match-tracking app that turns every pass, goal, and tackle into proof that girls’ efforts matter. The response affirmed what we already believe, innovation in sport is not a side story; it belongs at the heart of Kenya’s innovation journey.
As we listened to voices like Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak, Mr. Frankline Okata, Prof. Dickson Andala, Dr. Tonny K. Omwansa, Prof. James Kahindi, Kilifi Deputy Governor H.E. Hon. FloraMbetsaChibule, and many others, we felt Kilifi’s future taking shape, as a place where ideas grow, and where young people, especially girls, can see themselves in that future.
For MTG, the summit left us with hope and with new doors opening: partnerships to nurture, investor pathways through the YORA Summit, and a clearer recognition that sport is a platform for opportunity, data, and dignity.
We are deeply grateful to Kilifi Innovation Hub for including us. We left the summit proud of how far we’ve come, and hopeful for what lies ahead for Kilifi, for Kenya, and for every girl who dares to dream through football.
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