Spires 5-Aside Season 3 kicks off in Lagos
Organisers of the annual Spires 5-Aside Naija Street Soccer Tournament have commenced a list of activities to herald to this year’s event in Lagos. The first in the lineup of
Organisers of the annual Spires 5-Aside Naija Street Soccer Tournament have commenced a list of activities to herald to this year’s event in Lagos.
The first in the lineup of events is a media briefing which holds today, February 17th, at Spires Media Headquarters in Victoria Island. The event is aimed at unveiling the road map for this year’s tournament.
There will also be a stakeholders conference and workshop before the qualifiers kicks-off across the five divisions in Lagos in the second quarter of the year.
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According to the initiator of the widely followed football championship Dr. Bankole Allibay, this year’s tournament, will embrace significant changes to improve the quality of competition.
“We are not only building on the successes of the last edition, but raising the standards in certain areas to improve the whole structure,” Allibay said."Our first media briefing is aimed at informing the public of some of these changes and adjustments before the teams registration gets underway in March."
Recall that Lagos Island-based club White Tigers emerged champions of the 2025 edition of the tournament. The Coach Emmanuel Olom-tutored side defeated Papa SA football club 4-0 in the final played at the Stables Sports Centre in Surulere to retain the crown they first won in 2024.
As the champions of the 2025 edition , White Tigers pocketed a prize money of N5 million while Papa SA received the sum of N3 million as runner-up .
