Seyi Akinwunmi Charity Foundation Holds December 29

The 2024 Seyi Akinwunmi Charity Foundation, the 11th in the series, has been scheduled to take place on December 29, 2024

A total of 160 participants are expected to grace this edition at the Maracana Stadium in Ajegunle along with about 30 coaches.

As usual, scholarships will be up for grabs at the event in which a football skill challenge will be staged between teams and a match between Lagos U-13 team and Ajegunle United U-13 team.

There will also be showcasing of indirect kicks, penalty kicks and much more by the U-13 and U-16 boys and girls.

According to the chairman of the Organising Committee, Dotun Coker, 80 players and 16 officials will compete in the U-13 Boys category just as 40 players 8 officials will vie for honours in the U-15 Girls category.

Coker also stated that the main match of the day will be the U-13 encounter between Team Lagos and U-13 Alex Football Academy, Enugu. A total of 40 players and 6 officials are involved in this encounter.

“Some beneficiaries will smile home as usual with scholarships at the event just as we expect to see a beautiful display of football in the main match by the youngsters from Lagos and Enugu,” Coker said.

The hundreds of children participating in the event will also be fed by the organizing team.
Some other side attractions will be part of the activities of the day at the Maracana Stadium in Ajegunle.