GreatIfe Unity Cup Set for Kickoff on Wednesday as Organisers Conclude Draws

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                Adedoyin Onajobi

The organiser of the Great Ife Unity Cup, Bambam Hubs, have announced the conclusion of the maiden edition of the tournament's draws, releasing fixtures ahead of the tournament’s kickoff, on Wednesday, 15 April.

Unity Cup is a newly introduced football tournament in the university community, set up to foster unity amongst the numerous indigenous associations in the university, with eight different states' indigenous associations, divided into two groups, will compete against each other, in quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final matches.

The indigenous associations participating in the maiden edition tournament include; NAOSS (Ogun), NAOSS (Ondo), NAOSS (Osun), FOSSU (Oyo), FESU (Ekiti), NADESSTU (Delta), and FONSA (Northern States). 

Representatives of the participating associations were present at the draw, with the exception of the Northern and Delta associations, which were absent.

During the proceedings, the Indigenous Association’s Presidents and the Great Ife Students'Union Director of Sports, appealed to the organisers to reduce the registration fee. They suggested that cash rewards and prizes be removed in order to maintain the tournament’s primary objective of fostering unity among indigenous associations on campus.

It was further proposed that the percentage allocated for cash prizes be excluded from the registration fee.

The tournament is scheduled to kick off by 4 p.m.  on Wednesday, 15 April, at the OAU training pitches, with a faceoff between NULASS (Lagos) and FESU (Ekiti), NAOSS (Osun) and NADESSTU (Delta) at the OAU Training Pitch 1, while NAOSS (Ondo) vs FONDA (Northern States), and NAOSS (Ogun) vs FOSSU (Oyo), will be have their match at the OAU Training Pitch 2 .

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