Spires 5-Aside Street Soccer tourney off to a flying start

The last 16 fixtures of Spires 5-Aside Street Soccer Tournament kicked off on a blistering note yesterday at the Prestigious Stable Football Pitch, Surulere, Lagos. The opening matches saw fans going wide with excitement as the players put up fine football artistry. Results recorded so far show Zion FC lost 2-4 to 2 Odds FC, Yahweh FC defeating Peckings 4-3, Toprocks FC 5-3 better over ASD Academy while VVD FC trounced Owibesebe FC 4 -2.The opening fixtures was witnessed by several football personalities, among whom was the CEO of Spires Media, Dr Femi Bankole-Alibay, the organisers of the tournament. Dr Bankole-Alibay had this to say."I am excited with what I am seeing today, the turn out and the excitement created around this tournament."The overall aim of the SPIRES 5-Aside tournament is to unearth talents on the streets of Lagos not captured by the various football academies."With what I am seeing today, the future of this tournament looks great. We are here to redefine Street Soccer in Nigeria as well as harnessing the immense talents within the Lagos communities," he addedDr Alibay further revealed that the winner of this season’s tournament will pocket the sum of 5 million naira in prize money while the runners up and the third placed teams will smile home with 3 and 1 million Naira respectively.There are also handsome prizes for the Most Valuable Player (MVP), the best goalkeeper and Coach of the TournamentThe tournament runs from November 20 to December 7, 2024.