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.
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