The 2024 Mainland Schools Cup organised by Kidsport in conjunction with NexStar Sports end on Tuesday, with the semifinals and the finals taking place at the Obele Mini Stadium in Surulere, Lagos.
The tournament, which is being supported by KingMakers, a leading Sports and Digital Entertainment platform in Africa, and Prioriserv Consult Limited kicked off on Friday, with eight schools from the Lagos Mainland participating in a knockout-styled tournament.
The schools represented include Princeton, Glittering Gate, Government College, Igbobi Boys, Birch Freeman, Zumuratyl Islamiyah, Ebua College and Baptist Academy.
According to the organisers; “It is our joy to continue working on creating tournaments that fosters partnerships and competition between schools, private and public. We have seen the children and the coaches form relationships through this tournament and we believe this serves as an alternative form of education.” Kidsport’s Founder, Bukola Alabi said.
Nexstar sports co-founder, Ope Adu said “The aim of this and the subsequent editions of this tournament is to create an ecosystem where talents in different sports can be discovered and developed.”
Important dignitaries in the society and lawmakers will witness the final ceremony from the Surulere LGA.