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…N7m worth car at stake for participants
Feet and Tricks International, a Sports and Entertainment Company has almost concluded plans to stage a maiden  Feet and tricks national freestyle football tournament
billed for July 22, 2017 in Lagos.
According to the organisers,the national freestyle football tournament is expected to attract the best freestylers across  the country.
The competitors  are to compete for the slot to represent the country at the continental event.
A saloon car worth N7 million is at stake for the participants who will slog it out in the one-day event.
Feet and Tricks International is  made up of  a team of successful partners, including one of Africa’s most decorated footballer, Kanu Nwankwo.
Other members of the dynamic team include Valent ine Ozigbo, Chairman of the board, Olisa Adibua, Dom Lawson, Godwin Nwanagu and O’dyke Nzewi the CEO. These successful
men have come from different works of life with their diverse expertise and wealth of experience to birth this concept in lifestyle,Sports and Entertainment.
Feet and Tricks is set up to develop and nurture an art, a lifestyle, a passion for many and now, a means to a lucrative career – Freestyle football. Freestyle
football celebrates flair, the mastery of using the feet and other parts of the body to show great control of the ball; ‘all you need is a ball’.
Feet ‘n’ Tricks has signed an agreement with the World Federation of Freestyle Football as franchise owner of freestyle football championship in Nigeria.
“We have a five year development plan which has been endorsed by the World Federation of Freestyle Football in an MOU signed with the world body. This plan includes
among other things the hosting of sub-regional, national and continental championships as well as bidding for the hosting of the Freestyle Super Ball (which is one of
the most prestigious championships in freestyle football) in Nigeria in the near future. The winner of each of our national championships will be sponsored to
represent Nigeria in the Freestyle Super ball and other related championships in that year. The tournament is open to all Nigerians irrespective of age or gender,”
Ozigbo said.
“We will start by showcasing the tournament on July 22 in Lagos, and it is expected that the winner will represent Nigeria at the Super Ball in August 2017 in Prague.
“Starting from 2018, Feet ‘n’ Tricks will expand its championship to sub-regional tournaments to cover each of the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. The sub-national
competitions will hold in the months leading up to the national competitions which will hold in July every year from 2018. From the winners in the regional
championships, top freestyle athletes will be selected to compete at the national championship. The selection will be based on merit,” he said
