The maiden event of the Lagos City Cup will start on Saturday, 1 July 2023, and go on for four days at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos.
The inaugural tournament is a talent hunt event organized by Lagos-based club Ikorodu City FC along with Barcelona and Atletic Sant Just, with the aim of scouting players good enough for the Spanish league.
Barcelona scouts will be available to watch the tournament, hoping to scout a few good players based on their performances in the cup competition. Players will also be assessed by the representatives of Atletic Sant Just, who with Barcelona, co-organised this talent-hunting tournament.
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. @IkoroduCityFC in partnership with @FCBarcelona & @AtleticSantJust will stage the maiden edition of the @LagosCityCup from July 1st – 4th at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos.
🇳🇬 Players will get scouted to sign professional contracts in Spain. pic.twitter.com/8tGXz6p1mv
— Adepoju Tobi Samuel 🇳🇬 (@OgaNlaMedia) June 27, 2023
Interestingly, Indomie Nigeria has been announced as partner for the Lagos City Cup event as well.
OFFICIAL: These 15 Nigerian teams and Ikorodu City will play for the Lagos City Cup 2023 in the presence of our Spanish partners
💥#LagosCityATSJCup23#BarcelonaxlXIkoroduCityFC #OgaBoys pic.twitter.com/i2o9FS6VoX— IkoroduCityFC (@IkoroduCityFC) June 20, 2023
A handful of clubs totalling 16 registered for the Lagos City Cup inaugural tournament, and these clubs will battle for bragging rights as to who clinches the maiden title. The clubs are Ikorodu City FC (host), 36 Lions, Smart City, Joy Cometh, Dannaz FC, Box- 2Box, Lekki United, G12, Future Pro, Dominon Hotspurs, FC Bethel, Baraka FC, FC Middlewell, Collins Edwin, Eletu, and lastly KIFA.
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The 2023 Lagos City Cup draw ceremony was held on Tuesday, and the groups of the 16 clubs unveiled.
The tournament is organized by @IkoroduCityFC in partnership with Barcelona and ATSJ scouts from Spain.#LagosCityATSJCup23#BarcelonaxlXIkoroduCityFC pic.twitter.com/XnuU8yhA4V
— Adepoju Tobi Samuel 🇳🇬 (@OgaNlaMedia) June 20, 2023
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Lagos City Cup Draws
In the draw conducted at the Media Centre of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, the tournament was divided into four groups with the host team in Group B.
The official draw ceremony for the 2023 Lagos City Cup.
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— Adepoju Tobi Samuel 🇳🇬 (@OgaNlaMedia) June 20, 2023
Group A
- Box 2 Box
- Dominion Hotspurs
- Kazeem Eletu
- FC Middlewell
Group B
- Ikorodu City FC
- Baraka FA
- Collins Edwin
- G12 FC
Group C
- Dannaz FC
- Joy Cometh
- Future Pro
- Lekki United
Group D
- 36 Lions
- Kifa
- Smart City
- FC Bethel
Lagos City Cup Schedule
The matches are divided into a 8am– 11am morning session and a 12pm-4pm afternoon session.
Day 1 – 01 July 2023
Box 2 Box vs Dominion Hotspurs
Baraka vs Ikorodu City FC
Dannaz vs Joy Cometh
36 Lions vs Kifa
Kazeem Eletu vs FC Middlewell
Collins Edwin vs G12
Future Pro vs Lekki United
Smart City vs Bethel
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