54 teams jostle for ₦1m prize money of Oba Ghandi football tournament as 1st round begins

54 teams jostle for ₦1m prize money of Oba Ghandi football tournament as 1st round begins

Yinka ADETUNJI

Fifty four (54) clubs are to participate in the second edition of the Orumogege Football Competition in Ogbomoso Oyo state. This is according to the fixture released by the organisers headed by Mr. Ado Adewale Amos and made available to ogbomosoinsightonline.com.

This is an improvement over the number of participants in the first edition in 2024. The competition is inaugurated to commemorate the installation anniversary of the monarch of the ancient city His Imperial Majesty Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye Orumogege III the Soun of Ogbomosoland, who was installed September 8 2024. A commemorative match was played earlier September 8 this year between the 2024 finalists. This year’s edition has meanwhile been expanded to feature female football.

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Two matches will be played this afternoon (September 14), the first will involve Maranatha FC locking horns against Rangers FC. In the second cracker, Young Arsenal will tackle Covenant FC.

The first round which will be rounded off on Monday October 13 between Toe Academy and Vanguard Academy and Adifala Utd and Crown Academy, will feature three matches in a week – Sunday, Monday and Wednesday – two each day.

According to the organisers the first round will be on a knockout basis, with a strong adherence to the FIFA rules, while it also reeled out various other local rules and regulations.