Etisalat Nigeria has concluded plans to kick off the third
season of its Under 15 School Cup football competition, reports ITRealms.
This is coming two years after the last one was held.
ITRealms reports that Etisalat U-15 School Cup is a national
grassroot football competition designed to connect, engage and promote young
football talents. It promotes national unity by connecting young and aspiring
footballers to becoming future champions.
Director, Brand & Experience, Etisalat Nigeria, Elvis
Ogiemwanye, said the third season will provide exciting prospects of building
on the success of the last two editions.
“Our commitment to the nation is to
support and create credible platforms that can contribute to the development of
the country. Therefore, we are committed to developing a pool of young football
talents. The success of the last two editions makes it even more exciting for
us,” he said.
The 2016 edition will start with state competitions where
various schools will compete at the state level to win a spot at the regional
group stage. The state winners will
compete at the regional stage where 8 teams with the highest points will
qualify for the National Finals happening in Lagos in November.
The regional group matches will kick off with a Trophy tour
around the host cities of Ibadan, Ilorin, Enugu and Kaduna to enable respective
participating teams and their supporters catch a glimpse of the prestigious
Champions Trophy and experience the Mobile Champions Studio which is an
innovative platform created to enable participants take creative pictures of
themselves as well as tell their own football stories to Nigerians.
The impressive trophy was inspired by other international
tournaments, and it is predicated upon the belief that the competition will
produce international champions in the near future.
According to the Head, Events and
Sponsorships, Modupe Thani, “the trophy has been designed to inspire our
Etisalat School Cup Champions to believe in themselves and to dream of playing
and winning bigger football championships as they grow their football talents
and move unto professional football.”
The tour also features the Etisalat Football Truck where
school students will need to score goals into holes positioned on the
vehicle. The tour promises to be
exciting, engaging and very competitive.
The maiden edition of the competition in 2013 was won by
Keke Senior High School, Ijaiye, Lagos and the school was rewarded with
N1million cash prize and an all-expense paid trip to the United Arab Emirates
(UAE), while the 2nd edition was won by Government Secondary School, Owerri,
Imo State going home with the star prize of N2 million educational award and
N50, 000 each to players of the winning team.
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