Africa Peace Tourney: Five NPFL, Three South African clubs to battle in Oba

[contextly_auto_sidebar id=”2Hvs00ZKmLwAjW9z805O5X4WpMZI8MLy”]
The first edition of the International Invitational Tournament tagged Africa for Peace will hold in Oba, Anambra State, in July with seven teams participating, the Local Organising Committee chairman Alhaji Mustapha Mohammed has said.

Kano Pillars
Kano Pillars

The tourney, according to Mohammed billed to hold from July 21 to 26, will have seven teams from Nigeria and
South Africa in attendance.

He said Ifeanyi Ubah, Sunshine Stars FC, Kano Pillars FC and one of the national teams would be flying the Nigeria flag while Ajax Cape Town, Jomo Cosmos FC and Golden Arrow FC are the teams from South Africa.

Mohammed said already the Nigeria Football Federation through a letter signed by the General Secretary Dr. Mohammed Sanusi had given its provisional approval for the tourney to be held in the country.

The chairman said that already arrangements were in top gear to ensure a hitch-free tournament, organised to shape the Nigerian teams for the second round of the Nigeria Premier League while the South Africans will use it as part of their pre-season engagements.

He said the choice of Anambra as the venue was to show the world that the state has the facilities to host bigger events as well as help develop the followership of the game in the state. Mohammed said the organising committee was in touch with notable Nigerians and corporate bodies to key into the programme so as to make it a huge success.

“We have big clubs like FC Ifeanyi Ubah, Kano Pillars FC and Sunshine and one of the national teams in a competition with teams from South Africa; you cannot expect anything less than a week of football fiesta in Anambra and from all indications the matches may be live on television.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *