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Badawiy: Ottasolo Pre Season Tournament Will Be The Best In Nigeria

The Coordinator of the Organizing Committee of the 2021 Ottasolo Pre Season Tournament, Mallam Badawiy Bashir has asserted that the objective is to ensure that the tournament becomes the best pre-season competition in Nigeria.


Mallam Badawiy Bashir
Coordinator of the Organizing Committee of the 2021 Ottasolo Pre Season Tournament.

The competition has been scheduled to take place from November 1 to 7 in Lagos. 

Badawiy who is also the General Manager of Kwara United confirmed that 10 teams will take part in its maiden edition.


The Organizing Committee Coordinator noted that the objective is to make the Ottasolo Pre Season Tournament the best in Nigeria. 


He stated that aside the pre season matches that will keep the participating teams busy and for them to gauge their preparations for the commencement of the league season, the first edition of the Ottasolo Pre Season Tournament will have some side attraction. 


"I am delighted to inform you that 10 teams have shown interest to attend the maiden edition of the Ottasolo Pre Season Tournament," Badawiy informed the Media. 


"We would be welcoming teams from majorly Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).


"Sunshine Stars, Niger Tornadoes, MFM FC, Kwara United, Lobi Stars, Abia Warriors, Gombe United among others have agreed to take part.


"It is our dream to have Ottasolo Pre Season Tournament rated as the best pre-season competition in Nigeria and so many activities have been put in place to make it a prestigious event. There will be side attractions.


"On our part we are delighted that the competition will kickoff on 1st November in Lagos and it will help the teams to draw up their SWOT analysis before the season commences," he concluded.


The Ottasolo Pre Season Tournament is bankrolled by Mr Gabriel Davies.

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