{"id":41631,"date":"2020-07-22T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=41631"},"modified":"2020-07-22T15:00:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T14:00:11","slug":"nigerian-freestyle-football-championship-finale-holds-saturday-july-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/nigerian-freestyle-football-championship-finale-holds-saturday-july-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Freestyle Football Championship Finale Holds Saturday July 25"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feet \u2018N\u2019 Tricks International (www.FeetAndTricks.com<\/a>), the organisers of the Freestyle UNLOCKED Africa 2020 has announced that it would be extending its on-going virtual freestyle football championship.<\/p>\n

Valentine Ozigbo, the Chairman of Feet \u2018N\u2019 Tricks International, in a press\u00a0 statement on Friday, July 17, 2020 revealed that there would be a Nigerian Championships for the competition which was originally slated to close on Sunday, July 19, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are impressed with the intensity of engagement with our platform by freestylers across the continent,\u201d Mr. Ozigbo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have received entries for the competition from 21 countries in Africa and we also recorded an increase in female participation. These statistics confirm that our sport is one of the fastest growing type of football on the contient,\u201d the respected business mogul added.<\/p>\n

According to the sports promoter, due to the enormity of the response to the competition by fans and freestylers, the company is extending the competition \u201cto allow for more robust engagement\u201d and feedback from the panel of international judges.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have taken this decision in concert with our partners, the World Freestyle Football Association and we believe this can only be positive for all parties concerned,\u201d Mr. Ozigbo added.<\/p>\n

The company launched a Nigerian Freestyle Championship for all Nigerians who entered competition which, is the 4th<\/sup> annual games organised by Feet \u2018N\u2019 Tricks International.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the championship within the championship which will see the Top 8 contestants in Nigeria, in both male and female categories, battle for the top prize in the Nigerian Championships,\u201d Mr. Ozigbo revealed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are doing this to promote execllence among the freestylers in Nigeria and encourage them to up their game towards winning the World Freestyle Champ title in the shortest possible time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe grand prize for the Nigerian Championships of the Freestyle UNLOCKED Africa 2020 is N150,000, the 2nd<\/sup> place prize is N100,000 while the 3rd<\/sup> place prize is N50,000. In addition, all the Top 8 contestants from Nigeria who enter for the contest, sixteen in total, will receive a cash reward of N20,000 each,\u201d the respected business leader and philanthropist said in his statement.<\/p>

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Nigerian Freestyle Football Championship Finale will hold on Saturday, July 25, 2020 while the African Freestyle Football Championship Finale will now hold on Sunday, August 2, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis extension also promises more excitement for fans and freestylers, and will also allow more robust production and quality of content given the enormity of the entries,\u201d the statement read. \u00a0\u201cWe believe this can only be positive for all parties concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n

The competition began in 2017 as the Nigerian Freestyle Football Championship. The next year, it became a continent sports event with over 18 countries participating in the finals in Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n

MTN is the headline sponsor of Freestyle UNLOCKED Africa 2020. Other sponsors are Valentine Chineto Ozigbo Foundation and Eko Disco.<\/p>\n

The selection is to be done by a distinguished panel of judges, drawn from 4 continents, appointed by the World Freestyle Football Association, WFFA, who are the official partners of the event.<\/p>\n

Mr. Ozigbo is the immediate past President and CEO of Transcorp Plc and he said he was driven to start the championship owing to his keen love for the game of football and the expressiveness of the freestyle genre.<\/p>\n

Feet \u2018N\u2019 Tricks International is the Africa\u2019s largest promoter of freestyle and Africa and the Freestyle UNLOCKED Africa 2020 will open for enteries on July 1, 2020 and the finale will be on July 20, 2020.<\/p>\n

Official broadcast sponsors of the event are PlusTV Africa and HipTV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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