Worldwide premium model Tiger Beer is ready to deliver its world soccer initiative, the Tiger Avenue Soccer Match, to Nigeria for the primary time this October.
The competitors, which begins in Awka, will function non-professional gamers drawn from native communities in a 5-a-side knockout format.
Groups of eight will battle by means of the spherical of 16, with metropolis champions topped after a one-day occasion of semi-finals and finals.
Organisers have introduced prize cash of N5 million for the winners, N3 million for runners-up, whereas the third and fourth-placed groups will every obtain N1 million.
Talking on the launch, Maria Shadeko, Portfolio Supervisor, Premium Manufacturers, mentioned the event is designed to focus on the uncooked power and group spirit that outline road soccer in Nigeria.
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“Tiger Avenue Soccer is not only about soccer. It’s concerning the individuals. It’s about recognising expertise, celebrating group, and giving Nigerians a platform to shine the place soccer feels most alive — within the streets,” Ms Shadeko mentioned.
Past the video games, organisers say the occasion may even function halftime events and stay cultural showcases to mirror the vibrancy of road life and its affect on Nigerian soccer.
Tiger Beer, which describes itself as a model that champions braveness and progress, mentioned it hopes to create alternatives for younger gamers whereas celebrating the tradition of grassroots soccer that has produced stars equivalent to Jay-Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu and Victor Osimhen.
