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Olowo’s Male And Female Football Championship Kicks Off 19 May

 

The ancient city of Owo in Ondo State, southwest Nigeria will once be bubbling with the annual Olowo’s Cup underway from Monday 19 May 2025.

The grassroots football tournament, which is played to celebrate the Olowo of Owo and Paramount Ruler of Owo Land and Chairman, Ondo State Council of Obas, His Imperial Majesty, Alayeluwa, Oba (Dr) Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, reaches its third edition with a new innovation introduced to add glamour to the competition.

 

For the first time, the female teams will be competing for honour in the weeklong football championship which is being played by all the Secondary schools in Owo Local Government Council Area.

According to the Organising Committee, the male tournament will be played at Achievers University field, while the female football matches will be played at Imade College football field at the same day and time.

New Church Grammar School and Uso Grammar School will kick off the male tournament by 3pm on 19 May, while St. Louis and Methodist School will open matches in the maiden female football event of the Olowo’s Cup.

 

The championship is being sponsored by his year by Hon. (Prince) Ajibola Adetula.

The matches in both male and female categories will be played in a stretch of seven weeks from 19 May to 12 July 2025.

 

The Editor

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