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A total of N1.4m is
up for grabs as eight teams jostle for glory at this year’s edition of
the Promasidor Para-Soccer Championship whose draws were held yesterday
at the Freedom Park on Lagos Island.

In an interactive
session with the press, Theo Lawson, head of Total Consult, the
organizers of the tournament, stated that each athlete at the event
would get N10,000 for participating.

In addition,
players in the team which finishes the tournament in third place, would
be going home with an additionalN15,000 each, while the players from
the second and first placed teams would each get a cash prize of
N20,000 and N25,000 respectively.

For his part, the
Managing Director of Promasidor Nigeria, Keith Richard, reiterated the
organization’s commitment towards the championship.

“It is part of our
corporate social responsibility and we are not planning to stop this
sponsorship because we hope to give the people who birthed this vision
the wherewithal to execute it,” Richard said.

“When there is that stability, they can move on to think about other things without having to worry about finance.”

One chance

John Sunmonu, one
of the athletes who play for Total Consult Terrors, expressed gratitude
for the opportunity to be able to show his skills.

“This tournament
has given my life a meaning,” said Sunmonu. “We were picked up when
people felt nothing good can come out of us but the organizers and
sponsors saw something nobody saw and they gave us the chance, for that
I am grateful.”

The eight teams
have been drawn into two groups. Group A has last year’s champions,
Lead United along with New Afrikan Shrine Warriors, Kwara Para-Soccer
Club, and Avengers of Lagos.

In group B are
Total Consult Terrors, who finished second in last year’s tournament,
Kaduna Para-Soccer Club, Niger Para-Soccer Club and Baba Mai Mangoro
from Adamawa.

The games will be
played at the indoor sport hall of the University of Lagos from April
22 to 24. The group games will commence at 9am on April 22, while
semi-final matches will come up the following day.

The final comes up on April 24 and gets underway at 12pm.