By Toby TAIWO
Forty football clubs from Badagry Divisional Football Association (DFA) of Lagos State highlight the oversubscribed registration for the inaugural Ajide/ APC Unity Cup Football Competition scheduled to kick off this month.
With an additional 20 teams each from Epe and Ikeja Divisions, plus 24 and 22 from Lagos and Ikorodu, respectively, the LOC has declared closed entry for the oversubscribed tournament, which has surpassed the expected 100 participating teams.
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Chairman of the organising committee and former Nigeria international, Tajudeen Disu, explained that matches will be played across all five divisions under the Lagos State Football Association, with the best teams progressing to the quarter-final.
Sponsor Hon. Tajudeen Ajide noted that the championship has received the endorsement of the Lagos State Football Association, led by Hajji Gafar Liameed. The winner of the competition will receive ₦1 million, while the first and second runners-up will take home ₦500,000 and ₦ 300,000, respectively.
Several individual awards will also be presented to outstanding performers.
