N1M UP FOR GRABS AT FIRST FREESTYLE FOOTBALL TOURNEY

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By Tayo Joseph Lagos, Nigeria

 

National Freestyle 1: l-r: Olutoye Toyobo: GM Sales, Marketing and Aftersales,  GAC Motors;  O’dyke Nzewi,  CEO, Feet ‘n’ Tricks International  Limited;  Olisa Adibua, Director,  Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited;  Dom Lawson, Director,  Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited, during the launch of Nigeria’s National  Freestyle Football Championship, organised by Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited in Lagos at the weekend  

Feet ‘n’ Tricks International at the weekend announced a winning prize of N1m for the winner of the first edition of the Nigeria National Freestyle Championships scheduled for July 22, in Lagos.

The chairman of the organisation, Valentine Ozigbo, announced this during a press conference where Feet ‘n’ Tricks signed an exclusivity agreement with the World Federation of Freestyle Football to organise freestyle competitions in the country.

National Freestyle 2: : l-r: Ricky Lee,  General Manager, GAC Motors ; Olutoye Toyobo: GM Sales, Marketing and Aftersales,  GAC Motors;  O’dyke Nzewi,  CEO, Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited; and  Olisa Adibua, Director,  Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited, during the launch of Nigeria’s National  Freestyle Football Championship, organised by Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited in Lagos at the weekend

Ozigbo described the motive behind bringing the competition to Nigeria was to make the country the home of freestyle football in the world.

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National Freestyle 3: l-r: Godwin Nwanagu Director,  Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited;  Ricky Lee,  General Mamager,  GAC Motors; Olutoye Toyobo: GM Sales, Marketing and Aftersales,  GAC Motors;  O’dyke Nzewi,  CEO, Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited;  Olisa Adibua, Director,  Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited;  Dom Lawson, Director,  Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited, during the launch of Nigeria’s National  Freestyle Football Championship, organised by Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited in Lagos at the weekend
National Freestyle 4: l-r: Olutoye Toyobo: GM Sales, Marketing and Aftersales,  GAC Motors;  O’dyke Nzewi,  CEO, Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited; and  Olisa Adibua, Director,  Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited, at the press launch of Nigeria’s National  Freestyle Football Championship, organised by Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited in Lagos at the weekend

According to him, little has been done in the way of promoting, marketing or exploiting one of the most exciting aspects of the game flair which is freestyle.“Feet ‘n’ Tricks is set to develop and nurture an art, a lifestyle, a passion for many, and also a means to a lucrative career,” Ozigbo said.
“We have so many people out there who are talented in freestyle football and have been doing it on the street for fun, but now they have the opportunity to participate in a competition where they will be rewarded financially.

“The target is to organise a world class event full of credibility and sustainable future. This year’s edition is to test run and then move to the grassroots next year before extending it to other part of West Africa.”
A board member of the organisation, Olisa Adibua, revealed that the winner of the first edition will represent the country at the Super Ball in August in Prague.

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Ex-international, Kanu Nwankwo, said: “Football starts from the street and if you cannot make it into real football, the trick is another opportunity to make it through football.”
Apart from the N1M prize money, the winner will also be going home with a new GAC Salon car worth N7M.
Freestylers are advised to log on to the organisation’s website, www.feetandtricks.com to register and later upload their 20secs video for evaluation with the finalists expected to be picked on merit.