Taiwo Awoniyi’s sponsored football tourney begins in Kwara State

By Tunde Akanbi, Ilorin

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A 26-team format football tournament, tagged Never Stop Dreaming Cup 2023, kicks off on Saturday at the pitch of the Sheik Abdulkadir College, Ilorin, Kwara State North Central Nigeria.

 

The football tournament, which is sponsored by Super Eagles of Nigeria and Nottingham Forest of England striker, Taiwo Awoniyi was targeted at producing another set of players from Kwara like the former Liverpool marksman according to the chairman of the organising committee, Ameen Akota.

 

According to him, the Super Eagles striker’s Academy, Unicorn will lock horns with Sunshine FC at the pitch of the Sheik Abdulkadiri College, beginning at 4:00 PM to herald the tournament.

 

Akota said Awoniyi is using the football tournament to give back to the society that made him, hence the reason he is putting resources together to help discover new talents.

 

According to the Chairman of the organising committee, the final of the competition will come up on Saturday, June 10, at one of the pitches of Kwara Football Academy (KFA) which is expected to have the who is who in the football industry.

 

Akota disclosed that all the participating teams have received their kits as donated by the sponsor, Taiwo Awoniyi free of charge.

 

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