The third edition of Chief (Dr) Godswill Akpabio U-18 Unity Cup has received a very big boost following the confirmation of teams from Ghana, Togo and the Republic of Benin indicating interest in the tournament.
Our Sports desk gathered from the tournament’s Programme Director who is the South-South Coordinator of Grassroots Sports Federation, that each of the West African teams will come with a team for the tournament which is beginning from 18th to 27th September, 2009.
Speaking further, Hon. Ekpenyong stated that plans have been concluded to receive these teams at the Airport when they arrive. Ekpenyong informed that GRASSOF has put every parameter in place to ensure that these teams are being taken care of adequately when they arrive Uyo for the tournament.
He stated that this year’s edition of Chief (Dr) Godswill Akpabio’s U-18 Unity Cup will be the best of its kind. The tournament will attract Foreign Scouts from African and outside Africa who will be coming for talent hunt and once these youthful talents are discovered, they will be taken to the different football academies of their respective clubs.
The tournament’s director said, “We are expecting Scouts from Europe, Asia and even America, we have concluded arrangements with them and I can assure you come September they will be in Uyo Live and Direct to watch these matches”. I will however urge all participating teams to put in their best on and off the pitch so that they can be found worthy in playing and in character by these foreign Scouts, therefore invite interested corporate bodies to partner with GRASSOF.
Meanwhile the GRASSOF Boss has called on all the youths teams that are interested in the tournament to log into our website www.grasofsouthsouth.com to pick up their registration forms.
Comrade Ekpenyong reminded participating teams on the need to avoid fielding overaged players for the tournament and warned that overaged players will be screened out before the beginning of tournament. He said, “There is no need for any team to field overaged players because those players will be screened out before the beginning of the match.
He concluded by saying that we want to make this third edition of Chief (Dr) Godswill Akpabio’s Unity Cup, a Mundial due to the interest of Chief (Dr) Godswill Akpabio in Sports. “Governor Akpabio is rewriting the History of Sports in Akwa Ibom and we have to give him every necessary support needed so that his efforts will not be in vain”. Let us rise and use our bunch of talents”, Ekpenyong concluded.
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