ENUGU STATE TO HOST INTERNATIONAL PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT
Eight football clubs playing in the Nigerian Professional Football League will participate in the maiden edition of Coal City International Cup in Enugu, Enugu State.
The tournament which is expected to kick off on the 1st of August, 2024 will see the Enugu Rangers, Enyimba of Aba, Kano Pillars and Remo Stars of Abeokuta being joined by a Brazilian club, Esporte Clube Vitoria, Gor Mahia of Kenya, FC Kallon of Sierra Leone and Cotton FC of Benin Republic.
Ifeanyi Ogbu who is the Spokesman of the management team of the competition being sponsored by Ski-Hi Entertainment in partnership with the Enugu State Government said a total of 15 matches would be played at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu in nine match days with each club receiving N5m as appearance fee per match.
Ogbu added that each club will get at least N15m because they will play at least three matches while the winners of the competition will pocket the sum of N50m with the runners-up getting N10m.
The tournament he said would be used to boost the entertainment and economic profile of the state with Enugu expecting to rake in a massive N3.5bn before the end of the competition.
According to him, the successful hosting of the tournament we prepare ground for the hosting of international matches at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium as it will help announce Enugu’s new stadium, which has been tastefully equipped by the state government.
The Enugu State Government speaking through the state commissioner for sports, Loyd Ekweremadu, commended the organisers for the efforts put in place to host the competition.
