The 2016 edition of the annual global beach soccer
tournament, COPA Lagos, organized by Kinetic Sports will hold on 11th December
at Eko Atlantic City.
Like in previous editions, this year’s edition will
feature a combination of sport, music, dance, fashion and celebrity
entertainment.
This year’s event will feature three matches namely, the
Club Challenge between Enyimba FC and the Pepsi Football Academy, a Celebrity
Match between Super Eagles Ex Internationals and popular Nigerian celebrities.
The final game will be between the Nigerian beach soccer team, the Super Sand
Eagles and the National beach soccer team of Switzerland, led by Dejan
Stankovic, 2016’s beach top soccer scorer in the world, with 63 goals in 28
matches.
Since its inception in 2011, COPA Lagos has moved from
being the first ever international beach soccer event in Nigeria and
Sub-Saharan Africa to being a prominent sporting event in the region.
Samson Adamu, Managing Director of Kinetic Sports,
comments on COPA Lagos, “This year's edition is a one day event because of the
upcoming CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations tournament – which also serves
as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for Africa. Our dream is to make
Copa Lagos bigger than just a beach football tournament, and a major spectacle
that will put Nigeria in the global tourism space and promote beach lifestyle
in Lagos.”
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Sunny
Onifade, LOC member, CAF Beach Soccer qualifier 2016; Diran Olojo, Group Head Corporate
Communication Dept, FCMB; Victoria Onwubiko, Marketing Manager WakaNow; Samson
Adamu, Ceo Kinetic Sports, Organiser's of annual beach soccer fiesta tagged COPA
Lagos and Segun Ogunleye, Brand Manager, Pepsi in Lagos on Thursday.
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He promised that this year’s edition of the tournament
will be more exciting than the previous ones as organisers have diversified its
scope beyond beach soccer games to include an experiential event for all
participants and attendees amidst the multi-faceted activities to be
enjoyed. He said the multi-dimensional
focus was as a result of Kinetic Sports management’s desire to showcase and
support the ever-increasing Nigerian music and entertainment Industry.
As a prelude to COPA Lagos, Kinetic Sports has also lined
up several interesting activities including a CSR event, tagged “Clean the
Beach”, which is aimed at conserving the beach, encouraging cleanliness in the
environment and preserving marine life. The exercise will involve over 200
people, including football players, staff,
sponsors and other volunteers.
A Beach Soccer
Kids Clinic – a training and mentorship programme for kids in Lagos State is
also being organised. The initiative will bring together over 100 kids between
the ages of 8 and 14 years to the beach to play football with Beach Soccer
Stars and Celebrity Players acting as coaches and will teach them the
importance of sports for mental development and education. The exercise is in
partnership with the Lagos State Sports Commission who will bring the kids from
various schools in Lagos State.
Other activities include a Grand Reception, Media Tour,
After Party, Fashion Show, Flash Mob, Ride with Me, After Party and a Concert.
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