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Organisers of the annual Gabvin Fest Charity Cup Tournament have promised an innovative edition of the event in 2025 following the successful conclusion of this year’s edition.
The one-month-long 2024 tournament which was held from November 14 to December 15 saw the best of footballers from the 32 teams from Lugbe and Airport Road that participated in the round soccer game fiesta.
Bright Future Academy edged out team Restoration in a dramatic penalty shootout to emerge the champions of the second edition of the tournament.
According to the organisers, the Gabvin Fest Charity Cup Tournament aims to foster peace and unity in addition to nurturing young talents to stardom and exposing local footballers to foreign bodies.
The sponsor noted that with the success recorded in the 2024 tournament, it was time the annual event was taken to a new dimension with innovative ideas that would further attract more teams and mouth-watering prizes.
“The Gabvin Fest Charity Cup Tournament 2024 was a resounding success, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds for this exciting event,” stated the organiser.
The winner of the final of this year’s edition went home with N500,000, while the second and third-placed teams received N350,000 and N150,000 respectively.
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