Fun, excitement and display of talents are some features
football lovers can look forward to as Guaranty Trust Bank plc has announced
that the District finals draw of the prestigious GTBank- Lagos State Principals
Cup competition will take place on Thursday, March 13, 2014. The GTBank
sponsored tournament is geared towards the development of grassroots football,
the discovery of young football talents and fostering camaraderie amongst
secondary school students.
The preliminary stage of the tournament kicked off with
about 300 Schools from the 20 Education Zones of Lagos state after which they
will proceed to the District Finals where 24 Male & 20 Female teams will be
placed into 4 groups of 6 teams in the male category and 4 groups of 5 teams in
the female category before proceeding to the state preliminaries.
The ultimate prize of N1million will be won by the winning
male and female teams while the first, second and third runners up will receive
N750,000, N500,000 and N250,000 respectively. Guaranty Trust Bank provides the
sporting equipment such as balls, goal post nets and corner flags throughout
the duration of the competition.
Commenting on the tournament, Managing Director of Guaranty
Trust Bank plc; Mr. Segun Agbaje reiterated the Bank’s support towards the
development of grassroots football in Lagos State. In his words, “At GTBank, we
believe in the power of sports and for the fifth year running, we are proud to
demonstrate our support for the game of football in the country. We would not
relent in supporting sports competitions that Nigerians are passionate
about. This tournament has over the
years helped these students work towards their dream of being world class
footballers, it has helped them grow in personal confidence, become better team
players and some of them are already making a career out of football”.
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