Peter Rufai, OC Ukeje, Bez, others clean up Lagos beaches with Copa Lagos

Further to its corporate social responsibility, Kinetic Sports, organizers of the international beach soccer tournament, Copa Lagos, held its annual 'Clean The Beach' day out on Saturday 25th October, 2014.

'Clean The Beach' is designed to encourage public attention to the maintenance of clean and sanitary beaches and pleasant waterfronts, and is one of a series of events leading up to the 2014 edition of Copa Lagos.

 

The clean-up morning attracted celebrities and sporting legends including Peter Rufai (Former Super Eagles Goalkeeper), OC Ukeje, Kemi Adetiba, Bez, Temi Dollface, Osas Ighodalo, Bolanle Olakunni, Ono Bello amongst others.

Officials of lead sponsor 1960BET and long-standing sponsors First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Pepsi, Cool FM, Eko Atlantic and venue sponsors Eko Energy Estate under Orlean Invest joined other beach soccer enthusiasts and members of LAWMA (Lagos State Waste Management Authority) in gathering waterfront garbage and waste material from the Eko Atlantic City waterfront.

Clean The Beach is a prelude to Copa Lagos, Nigeria's highly entertaining international beach soccer festival, holding this year at the Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, from 12th to 14th December 2014.

Copa Lagos 2014 will feature FC Barcelona Beach Soccer Team, with three of the biggest Nigerian clubs, including Enyimba FC, scheduled to play in The FC Barcelona Challenge.

For more information about the 2014 edition, visit www.copalagos.com or follow Copa Lagos on Twitter @CopaLagosBS and/or Facebook – www.facebook.com/copalagosbs