Pepsi at the
weekend rewarded soccer enthusiasts who stormed Elekahia Stadium to enjoy and be
part of the Port-Harcourt edition of the Pepsi Street Cup Tournament with cash
and other freebies. The morning rain could not stop the soccer lovers who trooped
to the stadium as early as 7:00am in their numbers to either showcase
their talents or cheer their teams to victory.
The 5-a-side street tournament which attracted 144 teams from Port-Harcourt and its environs saw Spartan Soccer Academy, Abuloma dancing home with half a million naira courtesy of Pepsi after defeating OZ Boys FC 3-0 at the final. OZ Boys FC got N250,000 while the third placed team Family Love FC went home with N150,000 in a game that ended through penalty kicks.
Speaking with journalists during the event, the Marketing Manager, Seven-Up Bottling Company, Port-Harcourt, Mr. Ben Ejiogu said Pepsi decided to sponsor the tournament to provide platform to showcase raw football talents in the country and also to promote soccer at the grassroots. "No time could be better than now to give our consumers a feel of live soccer actions, we know that Port-Harcourt people are sports loving and this is our own little way to showcase the game of football at its best".
According to him, "as a brand we are committed to the core passion of Nigerian youths and the Pepsi Street Cup Tournament is specially designed to achieve this objective.
Pepsi has been involved in the game of football for so many years that most of the people playing in the national team today were at one time products of Pepsi Football Academy, including Mikel Obi, Osaze Odemwingie and so many in this country," he said.
Coach of the winning team, Chigozie Onuoha on behalf of the team appreciated the brand Pepsi for the gesture.
"I thought it was a scam but I just believed God; I was optimistic that it will have a good end. It is so interesting, I feel good, and my entire team feels good. We are all happy with Pepsi”.
The 5-a-side street tournament which attracted 144 teams from Port-Harcourt and its environs saw Spartan Soccer Academy, Abuloma dancing home with half a million naira courtesy of Pepsi after defeating OZ Boys FC 3-0 at the final. OZ Boys FC got N250,000 while the third placed team Family Love FC went home with N150,000 in a game that ended through penalty kicks.
Speaking with journalists during the event, the Marketing Manager, Seven-Up Bottling Company, Port-Harcourt, Mr. Ben Ejiogu said Pepsi decided to sponsor the tournament to provide platform to showcase raw football talents in the country and also to promote soccer at the grassroots. "No time could be better than now to give our consumers a feel of live soccer actions, we know that Port-Harcourt people are sports loving and this is our own little way to showcase the game of football at its best".
According to him, "as a brand we are committed to the core passion of Nigerian youths and the Pepsi Street Cup Tournament is specially designed to achieve this objective.
Pepsi has been involved in the game of football for so many years that most of the people playing in the national team today were at one time products of Pepsi Football Academy, including Mikel Obi, Osaze Odemwingie and so many in this country," he said.
Coach of the winning team, Chigozie Onuoha on behalf of the team appreciated the brand Pepsi for the gesture.
"I thought it was a scam but I just believed God; I was optimistic that it will have a good end. It is so interesting, I feel good, and my entire team feels good. We are all happy with Pepsi”.
The
tournament has now been held in eight cities since it started in Ibadan on May 30, 2014. It will end with twin event
slated for June 20-21, 2014 at Ajegunle and Ipaja, Lagos.
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