Organisers of the Abuja Lawyers Soccer League have announced the date for the commencement of the seventh edition of the competition.
The annual football competition, aimed at creating an avenue for lawyers to socialize outside the courtrooms and keep fit, is scheduled to take place from March 4 to May 13, 2013.
For this year’s edition tagged: ‘ChukwukaIkwuazomSuperCup 2023’, the number of participating teams has risen to 24 from 20 teams that participated in the last year’s edition. The 24 teams were drawn from the various law firms based in Abuja.
Unveiling the headline sponsor during the weekend, the chief organiser and coordinator of the league, Barrister Olujimi Olujide-Poko, said this edition will be an extra-ordinary event.
“This year’s edition will be an extra-ordinary one. We increased participating teams from 20 to 24, the prize money has also been increased as well and our female colleagues will not only join us in playing a ceremonial game this year, they will be playing an actual league that runs alongside the male competition. We will also have a medical check up and other prizes that will come with the league including the weekly most valuable players (MVP) award that will be given out to the best player of the week.
“For the female league, we are looking at six teams for participation because we don’t have as many female teams as we have in the male,” Poko said.
Culled from Leadership
