The 3rd edition of the Victor Ikpeba Football Challenge Warri ‘2023 has been scheduled to be held at the Army Children, School, Effurun, Warri, Delta State from Thursday, December 20 to Saturday, 22, 2023.
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According to the General Coordinator of the event, Mr. Dapo Sotuminu, the sponsor and initiator of the grassroots tournament, the 1997 African Footballer of The Year, Victor Ikpeba, the champion’s prize for the Ikpeba 2023 Football Challenge has been increased to two hundred and fifty thousand (N250,000).
The winners, aside from the cash prize will also be presented with a giant trophy and gold medals.
The first runners-up will go home with a cash prize of N125,000, a silver trophy, and silver medals, while the third-placed team will go home with N100,000, a trophy, and bronze medals. And the fourth-placed team N75,000.
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Four individual awards will be presented to the best players in the tournament: the Most Valuable Player, Best Defender, Best Goalkeeper and Highest Goal Scorer will all be presented with plagues.
The four semi-final teams will be presented with the Victor Ikpeba Football Tournament branded/customized jerseys.
The initiator of Victor Ikpeba Football Challenge, Victor Ikpeba, noted that the increased prize monies were approved to further encourage the youth players’ participation in the tournament and also ensure that the players have a wonderful Christmas celebration.
