Etisalat U-15 School Cup Quarter Final Kicks Off Today

Fun, excitement and display of talents are some features football lovers can look forward to at the Etisalat U-15 School Cup National which kicks off today at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos

The eight regional school teams who will compete for the quarter final stage of the tournament are Greensprings Secondary School, Lagos; Asegun High School, Oyo; Government Secondary School, Imo, Washington Memorial Grammar School, Anambra; Rimi College, Kaduna; Army Day Junior Secondary School, Sokoto; Winners College Akure, Ondo and Government Model School, Bida, Niger.

Quarter and semi-final rounds are scheduled to hold April 21^st to April 24^th, with the final round, happening on Saturday, April 25^th, 2015.

The winning school team as well as the first and second runners-up this year will benefit from the intensive football training camp that will be facilitated by coaches from one of Europe’s top football teams, FC Barcelona. The winning team will be rewarded with a cash prize of N2 million for the school while players on the team will be given a sum of N50,000 each. The first runner up would be awarded with N1million to the school and N30,000 for each player, while N750,000 will be given to the winning school and N20,000 to players in the 3^rd place.

Etisalat U-15 School Cup is a competition designed to connect, engage and promote talents of teens and young adults, on a distinctive platform that will provide an opportunity to achieve a successful career in football.

See match fixtures below:

Group A include, Rimi College, Kaduna; Winners College, Akure, Ondo; Greensprings Seconadry School, Lagos and Government Secondary School, Imo. While Group B consist of Army Day Secondary School, Sokoto; Washington Memorial Grammar School, Anambra; Asegun High School, Oyo and Government Model School Bida, Niger.

For the first round, Rimi College, Kaduna will be playing Army Day Secondary School, Sokoto and Winners College, Ondo will be facing Washington Memorial Grammar School, Anambra. Greensprings Seconadry School, Lagos will take on Asegun High School, Oyo while Government Secondary School, Imo will battle Government Model School Bida, Niger. Each team will play a total of 3 games at the group stage to qualify for the next round.