The winners of the 2013 Etisalat FC Barcelona U-17 School
Cup, Keke High School, Ifako-Ijaiye, Lagos is to battle with Al Yasmina School,
Abu Dhabi, at the United Arab Emirates (UAE), DigitalSENSE Sport reports.
The international school
friendly, billed for January 13, 2014 is expected to excite lovers of youth
football in both countries while also exposing the talents of the young
footballers at international stage.
Acting Chief Executive Officer at Etisalat Nigeria, Matthew
Willsher said the oversea trip is part of the reward for winning the 2013
Etisalat/FC Barcelona U-17 schools’ championship.
“The boys are in good spirit
and are already looking forward to the trip with excitement and we have high
hopes that the team will make Nigeria proud in the UAE,” he said.
DigitalSENSE Sport reports that the Keke High School team
with a full complement of their coaches and parents is billed depart Lagos on
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 and are expected back in Nigeria 14 January, 2014.
“Since signing a
partnership deal with Spanish Football Club, FC Barcelona in 2009, we have
continued to provide our subscribers with the best of both worlds – our world
class quality of service and the best in football by FC Barcelona,” he said.
Also the Acting CEO expressed excitement that the game is
coming at a time that Nigerian football could be said to be on a high, with the
Super Eagles qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the Golden Eaglets
winning the FIFA U17 World Cup in the UAE recently.
It will be recalled that the Etisalat FCB U17 schools championship, a 5-aside tourney involving 16 schools in Lagos kicked off 1st August, 2013 and rounded off with a thrilling final at the Campos Square Mini Stadium, Lagos Island with Keke High School carting home the trophy, winning prize money of N1 million and this trip. The first and second runner-ups smiled home with N750,000 and N500,000 respectively.
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