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Nationwide League Super 8 kicks-off today


Agege Stadium, Lagos will come alive today when the Nation Wide Super 8 tournament begins at the stadium.

Announcing this yesterday at a press briefing to herald the championship, chairman of the League board, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, noted that the eight teams namely; Enyimba Feeders FC, Papilo FC, Yobe Desert Stars, Bida Lions FC, FC Abuja, FRSC FC, AS Racine and My People FC emerged as the best teams from the various zones in the country and will be playing in the Super 8 to determine the overall best team of the amateur league, even as he announced that the outcome of the tournament will in no way change their status of having gained promotion to the professional league from the 2017 season.

According to him, the tournament is primarily not organised for monetary gains but to give the players exposure and opportunity to be spotted by some of the professional league sides in the country.

He stated that apart from the teams, there will also be exhibition matches by four Lagos State teams namely; Spartans FC, Collins Edwins FC, Destiny FC and Good Land FC respectively.

Gusau while commending the sponsors of the tournament, Bet9ja, for partnering with the league board and the Lagos State Government for providing facilities for the tournament appealed to Nigerians to pay more attention to the league that boasts of about 150 clubs nationwide.

Chairman of Technical Committee of Lagos FA Dotun Coker, explained that Lagos State decided to host the tournament because of the excellent performance exhibited by the clubs during the league season.

Meanwhile, draws released by the League Committee indicates that Enyimba FC and Federal Road Safety Corps FC will play the opening match of the championship while Bida FC will square up with Papilo FC of Owerri with My People FC confronting FC Abuja.

Winner of the tournament will go home with a trophy, while there will be awards for the highest goal scorer, best goalkeeper, fair play plaque as well as gold, silver and bronze medals for the best three teams in the weeklong tournament.

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