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Grassroot soccer: Leg Lagos Challenge kicks off in style

The inaugural edition of the Leg Lagos Challenge kicked off on Monday with three exciting matches played at the Teslim Balogun stadium, Surulere, Lagos.

 

 

The inaugural edition of the Leg Lagos Challenge kicked off on Monday with three exciting matches played at the Teslim Balogun stadium, Surulere, Lagos.

The international youth tournament organized by Donbalon Sports Commerz and sponsored by wave making new entrant into satellite home entertainment, Pipul TV, features 16 U-23 grassroots football teams drawn from different parts of the state.

The championship exclusively for players between the ages of 18 and 23 and tagged “Festival of Football Academies” is being played on a round robin basis with the best two teams in the four group format qualifying for the knockout stage.

In the first game of the tournament, Glorious Day Football Club played out a goalless draw with Star Base football club.

The second game of the day between New Era FC and Gbagada FC, was thoroughly exciting and with end to end
actions that kept the crowd at the edges of their seats. At the end of the game, both teams shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw.

The last match of the day between Team 360 and Kudos FC, equally lived up to expectations of the delirious soccer fans. The thrilling encounter which ended 1-1, was indeed, a testimony to the acclaimed abundance of pure soccer talents in the grassroots.

Speaking at the end of match day 1, the Director-General of the LLC, Hon. Abdoubaq Ladi Balogun expressed delight with the standard of play and discipline displayed by all the teams.

“We are impressed with the performances of the teams that played in today’s matches. And we hope to see better matches as the tournament progresses,” Balogun enthused.

Meanwhile, the tournament which is ably supported by sportswear manufacturers, Haggai, and endorsed by Lagos FA and Lagos State Sports Commission, continues on Tuesday at the same venue.

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