Abuja Journalists, Others Kick-off Football Tournament, August 3

The Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT council has concluded plans to hold a 3-day football tournament between media practitioners, government organisations and security agencies in the FCT.

 Chairman of the chapel, Comrade Jide Oyekunle told journalists about the development in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. 

According to him the tournament is scheduled to hold from Thursday 3rd through Saturday 5th of August 2023 at 10:00 am each day in Abuja. 

Comrade Oyekunle explained that the 3-day tournament was to strengthen friendly relationships among the participating organizations in the interest of the country.

The participating teams include the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Nigerian Police Force, Federal High Court, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC ).

Others are the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), National Orientation Agency (NOA ), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists FCT Correspondents Chapel.

Oyekunle further disclosed that the event will feature a ceremonial presentation of the trophy and medals to the winning team on Saturday,5th August. 

He stated that the event will attract dignitaries, captains of industries, government officials and football lovers and enthusiasts from all walks of life including the representatives from the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development.

“From this maiden edition, we hope to make this tournament an annual event and also increase the number of participating organizations and ensure that it grows bigger and better every year.

We appreciate all corporate organisations who have decided to sponsor and make the maiden edition of the tournament a huge success. We equally salute our colleagues for partnering with us to boost the publicity for the tournament,” he said.