Umuahia, Jan. 8, 2021 The Organising committee for the Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu’s Cup tournament has said that its mandate was to discover and expose Under-21 budding soccer talents to clubs within and outside Abia.
The Chairman of the seven-member committee, Paul Mba, said this on Friday, while briefing sports journalists at the Umuahia Township Stadium on the fixtures for the six-week-long competition.
Mba, who was a one-time Commissioner of Sports, said the committee had drawn the fixtures for the 17 local government areas in the state that would vie for honours in the tournament.
“The objective of the tournament is to identify budding football talents at age 21 and below, who are roaming the streets and those that are engaged. The governor’s target is that if you are a good player at that age, some scouts will come and pick you.