Lagos will kick off the first round of the Nigeria Beach Soccer League organised by the Nigeria Beach Soccer Association in games scheduled for April 3 to 5.
This is sequel to the approval given by the Nigeria Football Federation to the Beach Soccer League body giving the all-clear to kick-start its activities.
The league will be played across four centres which have existing Beach Soccer structures in the country. These centres are Lagos, which will host in April, Kebbi in May, Kwara in June, and Kaduna will host the Super finals in July.
The league is expected to feature eight teams at the maiden edition. Kebbi, Kaduna, Kwara, Edo, Badagry, Lagos Beach Soccer Clubs have all confirmed their participation, while clubs from Kogi and Anambra states have also indicated interest to participate at the inaugural edition.
A press conference, followed by a workshop/clinic for the teams, including the referees, will be held a day to the official kickoff date, where the venue will be announced soon.
Elegushi Beach in Lagos will host the first two days, followed by Landmark Beach, which will host the final day of the league’s first round.
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The NBSA is a new body chaired by Suleiman Yahaya-Kwande, who is a Member of the NFF Board, and Coordinated by Mahmud Hadejia, the President of the African Beach Soccer Union, together with other Member Associations from Lagos, Kebbi, Kaduna, Kwara, Kogi, Edo, Plateau, FCT, Anambra amongst other states.
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