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Zain Africa Challenge, Season Four is on the air NOW!

Zain proudly announces the fourth season of the Zain Africa Challenge, the first ever televised academic competition among students at African universities.

16 programmes from the International Championship are being broadcast throughout Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia and on satellite channels Africa Magic, Africa Magic Plus and Magic World.

Zain Africa Challenge has grown more interactive -- for players, university administrators, alumni and the viewing public -- with a presence on both Facebook and Twitter. Join the community to stay in touch.

New this season is a viewer's choice poll to select the Zain Player of the Game. The player with the most votes receives a $1,000 grant from Zain.

Viewers are rewarded too, with the opportunity to win one of 33 Nokia N97 mini handsets each week by playing the SMS Zain Game.

Zain Africa Challenge is broadcast as a knockout tournament, resulting in a final champion.

100 universities competed this season for the Zain Scholars Trophy and a share of over $1,000,000 USD in grants and prizes.

In November - January, a National Qualifying Tournament was held in each country.

The top 32 teams competed at the International Championship Festival in Kampala, Uganda.

"Zain Africa Challenge is a powerful testimony of the company’s commitment to the advancement of youth talent through its support for education as well as its social and community initiatives. This is what our ‘wonderful world’ of Zain is all about,” said Chris Gabriel, Zain CEO Africa.

The programme is an extension of Zain’s corporate commitment to “A Wonderful World” for their customers.

The questions in this fast-paced quiz programme cover a wide range of topic areas including: history, science, African culture, geography, literature, music and current events. Additionally, Zain Africa Challenge highlights the excellent educational opportunities at African universities with videos and student profiles.

The Ministries of Education in each country along with the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) and the National Universities Commision in Nigeria (NUC) are key educational partners in the programme.

Announcing the programme, Mwambu Wanendeya, Zain's Communications Director Africa said: "This programme highlights Zain's commitment to developing the youth. They are the future of Africa and we want to give them more opportunities to develop their talents".