A special year of sports is set to get even better as Kinetic Sports organisers of Copa Lagos, have announced the 2nd edition of the Beach Soccer Tournament which will be take place on the 14th – 16th of December 2012 at Eko Atlantic Mega City site.
The success story of the maiden edition was crowned with The Sand Eagles of Nigeria emerging tournament winners after overcoming the former World Champions, the Brazilian national team. The round robin format beach soccer tournament featured 4 teams in total, Brazil, England, Nigeria and South Africa. The first year saw 3 major sponsors; Capital Oil, FCMB and Pepsi and partnered with major media houses such as; SuperSports, AIT, and Soundcity.
While the soccer tournament stays as the main feature of the 3-day event, Kinetic Sports committed to bringing the first ever lifestyle event to Nigeria with Copa Lagos including music, fashion and fanfare in the event. The event boasted of daily concerts featuring top Nigerian musicians (WizKid, Naeto C, Davido, Sound sultan to mention a few) as well as upcoming acts. Last years competition also featured a variety of activities including the renowned International cheerleading squad, Scottish Rockets and a celebrity all-star match in which the audience was treated to the skills of Jay JayOkocha, Victor Ikpeba, Ali baba, SegunArinze and others.
On the final day Copa Lagos brought Nigerian fashion to the forefront, teaming up with the highly acclaimed Temple Muse for a fashion show, which showcased both top international and local brands - Sunny Rose, Eki Orleans, Grey and Tebazile.
Distinguished guests that graced the event included David Dein (Former Arsenal Chairman), Mr. BabatundeRajiFashola (SAN), Juan Cusco (Vice President of Beach Soccer World Wide) and Chief Ifeanyi Patrick Ubah (MD/CEO of Capital Oil).
“The rapid rise of Copa Lagos shows the true potential of Beach Soccer in Nigeria and the entire African Continent…” This was said at the end of the event by Juan Cusco; who went on to say “… Copa Lagos 2011 was one of the best Beach Soccer competitions in the world and it’s just the first year! We are definitely looking forward to coming back in 2012.”
Now the question on everyone’s lips is who will be competing this year? Speculation is rife, with organisers keeping it a closely guarded secret. Whichever team plays Copa Lagos promises to build on last year success as the Sand Eagles look to defend their crown. Indeed Copa Lagos is much more than football, it’s a lifestyle.
FACT SHEET FOR COPA 2011
- 58 goals scored
- 45 Journalist Accredited
- Partnership with the United Nations Office on Sports for Development and Peace
- $1.3 million USD of direct added value into Nigerian Economy
- 700 temporary jobs in Nigeria
- Massive TV Coverage - Reaching an estimate of 250 million households / 21
International TV Channels
- Massive Print and Web Media Coverage - More than 50 newspaper articles and 200
Web pages
- 1, 500 Twitter and Facebook followers
- 40 000 page views from 112 different countries on copalagos.com
- State-of-the-art stadium - 2008 seats
- More than 5000 visitors during the 3 days of the event
- Top Nigerian Artists- WizKid, Ikechuku, Neato C, Davido, Sauce Kid,
Skales, Eva, Karma, Ms. Chief, J Berg, Black Magic and much more.
- Nigerian and World-renowned fashion designers - Grey, Eki Orleans, and Sunny Rose
- Top political and football personalities - Lagos State Governor, NFF President, Lagos
State Commissioner for Sports, Jay JayOkocha, Taribo West, Victor Ikpeba
- Cleaning the Beach Campaign and Beach Soccer Clinic
Courtesy: Kayode Tijani
Veteran Sports Journalist
Courtesy: Kayode Tijani
Veteran Sports Journalist
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