27 May 2011
Copa Coca-CoIa, the grassroots Youth Football Championship for Under 16 is kicking off with Inter-State tournament after the registration exercise which has attracted participants across the country. This exciting first phase of the championship will run for the duration of two days, simultaneously in 18 major cities across the nation from 25th to 26th of May 2011.
The Inter State tournament will see a grand display of raw talent from 12 schools, communities and teams who had been registered and shortlisted for the competition. There will be 6-8 knock out matches played 30 minutes aside. The winners of the match would go ahead to compete in the Zonal matches being played in the four zones – Ibadan-Enugu-Calabar-Kaduna respectively. Y.S.F.O.N coaches would be present to aid the coordination of the matches.
Femi Adelusi, Project Manager of Copa Coca-Cola said “Copa Coca-Cola will feed the talent pipeline of professional football locally and internationally and also help meet the aspirations of other participants such as parents, communities, media, and football stakeholders. It is a platform where football dreams will be turned into reality and the joy of recognizing and celebrating the true spirit of man, especially the youth: the ability to endure, excel and exceed standards.”
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