Lagos State’s Supported Dance Football Competition Debuts In Aug

The Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Sports Commission has endorsed the maiden Football Dance Competition scheduled to hold at the Teslim Balogun Stadium from August 29th.

The event, which was supported by the Lagos State Football Association is designed for talented amateur footballers to showcase their creativity with dance and get rewards.

Speaking at a media briefing to herald the competition, Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Sports commission, Dr Kweku Tandoh said the football dance event will enhance sporting activities from the grassroots and showcase teeming youth who are gifted in the round leather game.

Tandoh explained that the Commission decided to support the organisers because the football dance competition which encourages mass participation is in line with the sports agenda of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to make Lagos an Africa’s sports hub.

“The most important thing is the objective of the event. The objective tallies with the vision of His Excellency in creating a synergy between tourism, hospitality, entertainment and sporting exellence. So for us it is line with what we are mandated to do and that is why we are supporting it. The football dance competition will give alot of youth opportunity to be discovered and who know we might see good players coming out from the event, ”  Tandoh said.

The initiator of the Football Dance Competition, Alayoteju Onasanya stated that the project is all about empowering young people and exposing them to better opportunity. She added participants can register online on www.creativedancewithfootball.org or selected centres across the Lagos

Onasanya said: “What is in it is using me as an entertainer to invite those that will profit the lives of the children. They have the skills, they have the talents but they don’t have opportunity. So those who are likely to give the opportunity and platform will be invited to the event”.

In his own remarks, Vice Chairman of the Lagos State Football Association, Tade Azeez stated that the uniqueness of the competition made the LSFA to throw its weight behind the organisers. While urging corporate organisations to lend support to the project, Azeez said all hands will be on deck to ensure that the maiden competition is successful.

“This is like we are scouting for talents too. Trying to see kids who are gifted in ball jogging and dance. It is not all the kids can play 11-a-side football and in all football related activities, we can get one or two kids and they can become great persons in the future. So we need to be involve in all this from the scratch until the project blossom and became a big event, ” Azeez said.

The event which has competitions individual and group categories is opened to participants from ages 5 to 22 years. The competition is not open to professional footballers and dancers. Over 1000 participants are expected to compete for honours in the competition starting on the 29th of August with the grand finale billed for September 1st inside the indoor hall of the Teslim Balogun stadium.

Winners will get mouth watering cash prizes, valuable gifts and more importantly, life changing opportunities.