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Tournament
By Victor Asije
Lagos, Oct. 5, 2016 (NAN)MoneyGram Guangzhou Open African League (G.O.A.L) has called on footballers from Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, Congo, Kenya and Uganda to register for its forthcoming maiden tournament in Guangzhou, China.
MoneyGramm International’s Media Person, Ms Maria Bankiet-Kamińska in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos said the tournament was scheduled to commence from Oct. 22 to Nov. 5.
It said the tournament would enable participating teams to showcase their football skills.
The statement also said that teams’ participation would make them win the Grand Prize of 2,000 dollars as best team and 1,000 dollars for the runners-up.
According to the statement, the tournament will run for three consecutive Saturdays and culminate in the grand finale on Nov. 5.
“MoneyGram Guangzhou Open African League (G.O.A.L.) is 5-A-Side football tournament that will take place for the first time on Oct. 22, 2016.
“This initiative brings a professional football tournament to Guangzhou, which is home to a large African community with significant populations from Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, Kenya and Uganda.
“Registration for MoneyGram G.O.A.L will last until Oct. 18, 2016. A maximum of 32 teams can enter for the tournament. Each team can have 8-10 players representing any African country.
“So far, we have teams from Nigeria, Congo, Mali, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Ghana. We still have over 2 weeks left of registration till it closes,’’ it said.
The statement said that the tournament was launched as the organisation’s way of giving something back to communities.
It added that the competition was also being organised to further promote the important role that football would continue to play in peoples’ everyday lives.
MoneyGram is a global provider of innovative money transfer and payment services and is recognised worldwide as a financial connection to friends and family. (NAN)
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(Edited by Edwin Nwachukwu and Controlled by Peter Ejiofor)