The 2017 edition of the annual beach soccer tournament, COPA Lagos, is expected to be the biggest and best in terms of organization, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kinetic Sports, organizers of the event, Samson Adamu has stated.
This year’s tournament slated for December 8-10 at the Eko Atlantic City, he stressed will feature a combination of sport, music, fashion and celebrity entertainment that will draw into the night.
Adamu added that the Club Challenge that will consist of Pepsi Football Academy, with the introduction of a Lagos selected beach soccer side, a Variety of Celebrity Matches between ex- internationals and popular Nigerian celebrities and the introduction of female celebrity match.
The International Teams challenge will feature the Super Sand Eagles, Lebanon and The Netherlands. He thanked their various sponsors for keeping faith with them over the years and disclosed that Copa Lagos was more than just a beach soccer event but to be a major spectacle that will put Nigeria on the global tourism space and promote a beach culture and lifestyle in Lagos.
“We have diversified the scope beyond beach soccer games to include the complete fan experience, where all participants and attendees amidst the multi-faceted activities enjoy an event with a multi-dimensional focus is a result of Kinetic Sports management’s desire to showcase and support the ever-increasing Fashion Culture, Nigerian music and entertainment Industry,” he said.
