The annual Obama Cup is a tournament played in honour of Alan “Obama” Onyango, who met his untimely death in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on the 23rd of January 2015. Alan, a budding IT professional, moved to Tanzania in search of work after failing to secure gainful employment in Kenya.The tournament will feature teams drawn from the corporate sector, academia and local communities and seeks to connect participants to training, employment and business opportunities.