Football Fives championship comes to Nigeria

Sports Event International, a sports
events company in Dubai and
NewAge Sports Africa, have signed a
deal to organise the Football Fives
World Championship across the
country. The winners will go on to
represent Nigeria in the world
finals in Dubai.
The CEO of NewAge Sports Africa Mr.
Shamsudeen Tijjani-Yusuf said that
getting the F5WC franchise is an
opportunity for successful amateur
teams to represent their country
and play at the annual F5WC finals
in Dubai.
He said that the F5WC tour in 2014
was a success as over half a million
players entered from 32 countries
across six continents. Months of
individual country qualifying
rounds resulted in all of the top 32
teams winning an all-expenses
paid trip to Dubai for the finals.
Professional scouts such as John
Starrs (first team scout of
Manchester City), and David
Johnson (Chelsea) attended the
event and identified two players as
potential future football stars. Both
have reportedly been invited to
the clubs for further trials.
This year the teams would be
increased to 48 and the scouts to
attend have also increased in
number, Ford who is the official
sponsor is set to organise the
tournament along with brands like
Nike, Gillette, British Airways, and
Marriott.
Lagos is set to host the finals in
March