Eight three-aside football teams in Itire-Ikate LCDA of Lagos State will compete for honours and a prize pool of N250k, in a mini football tournament from Saturday December 21 to Sunday December 22.
The two-day football fiesta is organised by a sports enthusiast in the area, Richson Tetteh, under his Athletes Pursuing Excellence Foundation, supported by the Ifada Family and sanctioned by the chairman of the LCDA, Hon. Ahmed Apatira.
Some of the teams include Aguda United, Ijesha FC, Mushin FC and Itire National.
“Our activities have been up since the beginning of the year and we have been having seminars, outreach especially around Itire, Ijesha and Aguda where we grew up,” Tetteh, who also has a Ghanaian background said.
“This competition will among many things; bridge the gap between the communities of Itire-Ijesha-Aguda youths and create an enabling environment for social interaction, harmony and friendship between the youths.”
The participating teams have been divided into two groups of four, with the top two teams advancing to the semi-finals.
All group matches will be decided on Saturday while the semi-finals and final will take centre stage on Sunday.
There will also be individual awards for the Most Valuable Player, Highest Goal Scorer, Best Defender and Best Behaved Player of the tournament.
Ahead of the tournament, all the participating teams and organisers will engage in a community cleaning service on Friday.
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