BY SUNDAY AKINTOYE
Organisers of the Lagos Supremacy Cup have finally unveiled 12 teams that would feature in the annual tournament scheduled from November 14 through 17 at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena formally known as Onikan Stadium, Lagos.
Lagos Supremacy Cup participants were unveiled via the official WhatsApp group of the tournament recently.
The teams that are expected to feature in the much anticipated scouting football tournament are 36 Lion, Ikorodu City, DN10, Corinthians, SGFC and FC Bethel.
Others are Dosu Joseph Football Club, Imperial FC, Broad City, Dino SC, Tripple 44 and Mavlon FC.
The 18th edition of Lagos Supremacy Cup is supported by 36 Lion Investment, Diamond Sports Management and IFMM.
Talents like Olaitan Ishola (Troyes), Tijani Muhamed (Slavia Prague), Samson Akinyoola (Zamalek), Ade Oguns (Caracas), Yira Sor (Genk), Moses Usor (LASK), Azeez Oseni (Spartak Trnava), Solomon Agbalaka (Sochi), Quadri Liameed (Lleida Esportiu), Uchenna Aririerisim (Banik Ostrava), Joseph Ede (Mas Tarbosko) and a host of others have been discovered from this great tournament.
The competition is tagged “No Offside! Operation Mark Your Man!”
Scouts from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France and Germany would be on ground to move players abroad as usual.
Tournament cordinator, Alhaji Liameed Olawale Gafar confirmed that over 50 teams have shown interest in the scouting programme but noted that only 12 teams based on talent for talent, age for age and growth per growth would be selected for the tournament.
Gafar reminded the participants that the Lagos Supremacy Cup is a scouting football programme saying that scouts from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France and Germany would be on ground to move players abroad as usual.
