Fixtures For Cool Hopefuls Tournament Revealed

Fixtures For Cool Hopefuls Tournament Revealed

To revolutionize grassroots football and establish itself as one of Nigeria's premier scouting platforms for identifying raw talent, the organizers of the Cool Hopefuls Pre-League Tournament have announced the eight participating teams and an exciting lineup of fixtures.

The tournament is set to take place over three days, from April 8th to 10th, at the FC Ebedei Stadium located in Apele-Sagamu.

Tunde Shamsudeen, the Head of Organization for the Cool Hopefuls Pre-League Tournament, shared detailed information about the event, the teams involved, and the scheduled fixtures.

"This eight-team competition is designed to support the growth of grassroots club football while identifying young talent," Shamsudeen stated. 

"Scouting should not be a random affair; the Cool Hopefuls Pre-League Tournament is a professionally managed football scouting program that emphasizes quality in terms of facilities, gameplay, and media coverage."

The teams placed in Group A and B were carefully selected from the Nationwide League One Division 1 and the U19 Youth League. These teams have a strong background and understand the importance of football scouting.

Group A consists of FC Ebedei, Green Lock FC, B.E. Arena, and OYC FC, while Group B includes Ebedei Sports College, Elebuibon Boyz, M&N FC, and Young Stars.

Each day will feature four matches, with the opening day kicking off with B.E. Arena facing Green Lock FC at 8:00 AM. Ebedei Sports College will then host Elebuibon Boyz at 9:15 AM, wrapping up the morning fixtures.

In the afternoon, M&N FC will take on Young Stars at 3:30 PM, followed by OYC FC competing against FC Ebedei at 4:30 PM.

Notably, top scouts from FC Midtjylland (Denmark), Brentford (England), Mafra (Portugal), and FK Riterial (Lithuania) will be in attendance, with all matches live on FC Ebedei TV.