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20 Teams To Rumbles At 4th Edition of Kopa Super Cup in Abuja

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3 years ago

July 18, 2022

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 23^rd 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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CGC Adeniyi inspects venue for 2025 African Women Volleyball Club C’ship

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10 hours ago

March 30, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, CGC Adewale Adeniyi MFR, has expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far at the competition venue on Sunday.

The tournament is billed for 1st to 14th April, 2025 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Package B, Abuja.

Speaking during an inspection tour of the facility, Adeniyi commended the efforts of those involved in setting up the venue, highlighting the dedication and resources committed over the past month.

The Comptroller General, who stopped by to assess the readiness of the venue, noted that while most aspects of the setup were in place, a few finishing touches remained.

He said, “It’s been one month of hard work, and we have committed a lot of resources in terms of time and energy into getting the facility ready for the African Women Volleyball Club Championship”.

“I felt I should stop by to see how far we have prepared.

“As you can see, we are just putting finishing touches in the hall; the mats are ready. Both halls will be put in good conditions for the players, officials, and fans to have a good experience when they turn up to watch the game”.

While acknowledging the significant progress, Adeniyi emphasised the need for final refinements before the tournament’s commencement.

He said, “I am fairly satisfied. There are still some little finishes to do, and I want to believe that before the commencement of the tournament, we’ll get them right”.

Multiple African Champion, Al Ahly of Egypt are the first country to arrive in Nigeria for the tournament.

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