El Campo 2013

Ramadan might be the time when most people spend time with their families and fill their minds and stomachs with festive treats, from dramatic soap operas to konafa. For a very select few, however, Ramadan is all about teaming up with each other and earning bragging rights on a five-a-side football pitch.

To our understanding, El Gezira Club’s Ramadan football tournament is one of the most sought after tournaments going on this month, with every wannabe Beckham out there wanting to take a piece of the (post-sunset) cake. This year’s no different except that it’s a MILLION times better. This time it’s El Campo and the tournament organisers have gone all Extreme Makeover: Football Edition on us with FIFA-approved industrial pitches having been installed, courtesy of Limonta.

This year, the tournament is going all out in making sure everyone gets out of their loungewear with elastic waistbands and into football boots with six separate divisions running: under 12, under 14, under 20, seniors, ladies and an open division. The tournament starts on the fifth of Ramadan (14^th of July) and will run until three days before Eid.