The wait is over. After months of racing, heartbreaks, and triumphs across the continent, the 2025 African Rally Championship (ARC) will be decided this weekend in Tanzania. By sunset on Sunday, September 21st, Africa will have a new rally champion. The burning question remains: will Uganda’s Yasin Nasser and Ali Katumba finally clinch glory, or will Kenya’s Samman Vohra and Drew Sturrock snatch the crown?
The battle will unfold in the Mkwawa Rally of Tanzania, a true test of speed and skill. The rally spans 326.44 kilometers, with 181.59 km of competitive stages and 144.85 km of liaison routes. The towering 29.15 km Serengeti stage, to be tackled three times, promises to be the rally’s defining arena, while the 11.91 km Kilimanjaro stage, also repeated thrice, will be a sprint of precision.
The rally comes to life today with the 4.70 km Mkwawa qualifying stage at 16:06, a short but crucial test to set the starting order. Saturday will deliver six demanding stages a marathon of concentration and stamina before Sunday’s final three stages seal the destiny of the ARC title.
For fans, the storyline is clear: Nasser/Katumba vs. Vohra/Sturrock. Uganda versus Kenya. East African motorsport’s fiercest rivalry distilled into one final act. Yet, as every rally lover knows, the sport thrives on unpredictability. Mechanical gremlins, weather shifts, or daring outsiders could script twists no one sees coming.
As the continent holds its breath, the Mkwawa dust will tell the story. By the close of play Sunday, a new champion will be crowned, and Africa’s rallying map may never look the same again.
