John Momoh Finally Gives Africa A Chance As Channels Kids Cup Goes International

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Channels Media Group, John Momoh has given Africa two slots in the forthcoming Channels Kids Cup competition.

The ninth edition of the competition which is the first in its international series, will see schools from Ghana and Benin Republic compete with fourteen other schools chosen from the six geo-political zones in Nigeria.

According to the organizing committee of the Channels Kids Cup, schools will start arriving in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria for season nine of the competition from Saturday, May 20, 2017 while the draw ceremony and unveiling of jerseys will be done on Sunday, May 21.

The competition which is for pupils in primary school under the ages of thirteen and operates with a philosophy of zero tolerance to age cheat, will commence on Monday, May 22nd at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.

Speaking on the forthcoming event, the chairman of the organizing committee, Steve Judo, said this year’s edition has a major objective of promoting football at the grassroots.

In his words, ”It goes beyond playing football. We are teaching these kids the core values that will make them good sportsmen and also making them understand the essence of combining education and sports from an early age”, Judo opined.

Checkout the 16 primary schools that will compete at this year’s edition below……………………..

(1) Niger State = Waziri Primary School, Minna

(2) Kwara State = Burhanudeen LGEA Primary School, Ojagboro, Ilorin

(3) Sokoto State = Turaki Model Primary School, Sokoto

(4) Ekiti State = St Augustine’s Catholic Nursery & Primary School, Osun Ekiti

(5) Edo State = Paragon Demonstration School, Benin City

(6) Rivers State = World Book Capital City Model Primary School, Port Harcourt

(7) Abia State =City Primary School Umuahia, Abia State

(8) Imo State = Community School, Ezima Obaire, Imo State

(9) Ogun State = African Church Primary School, Onibuku, Ado Odo Ota

(10) Osun State = Islamic Government School, Modakeke, Osun State

(11) Kaduna State = LGEA Jaafaru Primary School, Kaduna

(12) Kogi State = Islamiya LGEA School Kabawa, Lokoja

(13) Lagos 1 = Xplanter Primary School, Ikorodu

(14) Lagos 2 = Community Primary School, Abule Egba

(15) Ghana = Abeka 4 Basic School, New Fadama Accra

(16) Benin Republic = Saint Louis de Seme Krake.

In a related development, Channels Kids Cup has also been endorsed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

The first Vice Chairman of the NFF and Chairman of the Youth development committee, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, described the competition as a model for football development in the country.

According to him, ”Every year, the Channels Kids Cup keeps getting better and the NFF will continue to support the project the best way we can.

“It is a laudable platform to discover and nurture future champions. We should monitor it closely”. Akinwunmi said.

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