Cash Prizes Up For Grabs As Sheroes Cup Kicks Off Today

All are now set for the kick-off of the 2023 Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) preseason tournament, Sheroes Cup, today at the prestigious Old Parade Ground Sports complex

The annual championship which transformed from Flying Officer’s Cup in 2022 is now in its 5th edition.

Speaking ahead of the commencement of the women football league preseason tournament, sponsor and president of Ratels Sports Development Foundation (RSDF), Barrister Paul Edeh, confirmed that up to eight clubs from across Nigeria will be battling for honours.

Edeh who disclosed that FCT FA secretary, Coach Haruna Ilerika, is the chairman of the organizing committee said out of the eight participating teams, only one is from the nationwide league.

“Sheroes Cup 02 is a continuation of the pre-season competition that we began in September of last year. This time around, we decided to separate the premiership teams from the championship teams and nationwide team.

“The aim remains to prepare the clubs that will be participating in NWFL season which commences in a couple of weeks.

“The expectations for us is to experience good football, give opportunity to the teams to test their new players, particularly those who don’t have any form of experience in the championship as some of those players are coming from the amateur clubs.”

“This will also turn around the main event which we hope will come up in September for the premiership teams,” Edeh said.

He also announced that the winners of the Sheroes Cup NWFL Championship will smile home with N500,000, while first runners-up and third place clubs will pocket N300,000 and N200,000 respectively.

Barr. Edeh, a renowned philanthropist also declared that each participating club will be entitled to pack of jerseys.

Also speaking, the tournament’s organising chairman, coach Ilerika said already four clubs have arrived Nigeria’s capital with the remaining moving in on Sunday.

While expressing optimism that the staging of the competition will be top notch, Coach Ilerika commended RSDF for its continuous contribution to football development in Nigeria.