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Everton set for pre-season trip to Tanzania to celebrate club's new partnership with SportPesa

Everton will visit Tanzania this summer for a special pre-season friendly to celebrate the club's new partnership with SportPesa.

The trip will see the Toffees play at the 60,000-capacity Tanzania National Main Stadium in Dar-es-Salaam on Thursday July 13.

Everton will become the first Premier League side to play in the east African country when they take part in a two-country, eight-team tournament.

Everton will become the first Premier League club to play in Tanzania this summer
Everton will become the first Premier League club to play in Tanzania this summer

The competition will see four sides from Kenya’s top tier, the SportPesa Premier League, play-off in a knockout competition against four teams from Ligu Kuu Bara, the Premier League of the Football Federation of Tanzania, for the right to take on Ronald Koeman's side.