The last 16 fixtures of Spires 5-Aside Street Soccer Tournament kicked off on a blistering note on Wednesday at the Prestigious Stable Football Pitch, Surulere in Lagos.
In the opening matches, Zion FC edged 2 Odds FC 4-2, Yaheweh piped Peckins FC 4-3, ASD Academy went down 5-3 against Toprocks FC while VVD FC defeated Owibesebe FC 4-2.
The performances of the teams kept the fans on the edge of their seats throughout the grueling duels.
Several football personalities, among whom was the CEO of Spires Media, Dr. Femi Bankole-Alibay, the organisers of the tournament watched the matches.
Dr Bankole-Alibay said: “I am excited with what I am seeing today, the turn out and the excitement created around this tournament.
“The overall aim of the SPIRES 5-Aside tournament is to unearth talents on the streets of Lagos not captured by the various football academies.
“With what I am seeing today, the future of this tournament looks great. We are here to redefine Street Soccer in Nigeria as well as harnessing the immense talents within the Lagos communities.”
Dr Alibay further revealed that the winner of this season’s tournament would pocket the sum of N5 million in prize money while the runners up and the third placed teams would smile home with N3million and N1million respectively.
Organisers have said there are also handsome prizes for the Most Valuable Player (MVP), the Best goalkeeper and Coach of the Tournament.
The tournament will run from November 20th to December 7th, 2024.
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