Naija Super 8 Tournament: Here’s all you need to know
Naija Super 8 Tournament: Here’s all you need to know
From July 7th to July 16th, eight Nigerian club teams will face off in a well-heated affair at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos State.
Nigerian Professional Football League teams will square off at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, over the next week to fight for the Naija Super 8 trophy, Soccernet.ng reports.
The Naija Super 8 tournament is an off-season competition, organized by Flykite Productions in partnership with MultiChoice Nigeria, has eight teams seeded against each other, in two separate groups. The tournament was created to bring excitement back to the domestic game and engender fresh emotional investments by fans to propel football to higher heights in the country.
The competition ensures that every geo-political zone in the country is represented, with at least one team representing each zone. From North Central, we have Lobi Stars, and from the North West, we have Katsina United, and from the North East, we have Yobe Stars.
From the south side, we have Remo Stars and Sporting Lagos F.C. squaring up for a local South-West derby, and the South-South is represented by Rivers United, with Awka United and Enyimba international representing the South-East region, with another tantalizing derby on the cards.
In Group A, we have;
Remo stars, Enyimba International, Katsina United and Sporting Lagos F.C.
Naija Super 8 Group A teams are; @RemoStarsSC @EnyimbaFC @SportingLagos and Kastina United FC.
Which of these teams do you think will make it to the final? #footballishome #naijasuper8 #thenaijasuper8 pic.twitter.com/dZtS25o6g3
— #NaijaSuper8 (@ns8official) July 4, 2023
In Group B, we have;
Awka United, Lobi Stars, Yobe Stars and Rivers United.
In Group B, we have; @AkwaUnited_fc @LobiStars @RiversUnitedFC and Yobe Stars.
Which of these teams will make it to the final? #footbsllishome #thenaijasuper8 #naijasuper8 #football #soccer pic.twitter.com/w0XpJP98vB
— #NaijaSuper8 (@ns8official) July 4, 2023
The top two teams from each group will qualify for a Semi-Final spot, and all the games will be played at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.