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20 Teams To Rumbles At 4th Edition of Kopa Super Cup in Abuja
It’s going to be a clash of Titans in Nigeria’s Capital Territory as 20 teams set to rumble at the 2022 Kopa Super Cup slated for 23rd of July 2022.
The tournament is a grassroots football event that has been existing for the last four years to discover some talent that can represent the most populous in the black anywhere in the world.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of this year’s championship weekend in Abuja Tom George Kingdom said the aim of the tournament is just to promote grassroots football and help talented Nigerian youth who have no platform.
According to him, we are excited, because we have all our top teams scattered in different groups, so we want to see all it takes for them to qualify again.
“We have 20 teams participating, in this tournament, we are going to have basically 5 stages, the group stage, and the knockout round, quarter-final, semi-final and final, so from group stages all 20 teams have been fixed to 4 groups, and two teams will qualify from group stages.
“And our standards we have made a new name called big 8, we are going to come out with 8 teams that will participate from our big 8 tourneys next season.
“Nigeria has a lot of talent and it’s difficult for the NFF to go down to the grassroots and get these talented players. So, the vision is actually to go down to the grassroots levels, bring up these players and showcase them to the world because there is a lot of talent.”
Speaking also, was the representative of suicide football FC, Mr. Effiong Akwaowo expressed that his team is ready to come top at the end of the tourney.
“We were 2nd last season but this year we want to be the best, we narrowly missed the 1st slot last season, we believed we have learned some lessons from the mistake of last year and we are ready for this year.”
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Team Nigeria Jets to Cairo for 11th World Para Powerlifting Championships
Joel Ajayi
Excitement is high as Team Nigeria’s para powerlifting contingent departed Nigeria on Tuesday, October 7, for the 11th World Para Powerlifting Championships set to take place in Cairo, Egypt, from October 9 to 18, 2025.
The milestone event marks the first-ever World Championships to be hosted on African soil, symbolizing a new era for the sport on the continent.
The first batch of Team Nigeria athletes left the country on Tuesday amid cheers and well-wishes from officials, fans, and supporters.
The second batch of the contingent is scheduled to depart tomorrow, October 8, from Lagos, completing the full team that will represent the nation at this landmark competition.
Speaking ahead of the departure, officials expressed confidence in the team’s readiness and determination to uphold Nigeria’s longstanding reputation as a force to be reckoned with, in global para powerlifting.
The National Sports Commission (NSC) reaffirmed its full support for the athletes, emphasizing the government’s commitment to promoting inclusivity and excellence in sports.
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