• Organisers urge NFF encourage youths’ participationOrganisers of the African Freestyle Football Championship, Feet ‘N’ Tricks, have revealed that the 2020 edition of the competition will kick off on July 1 and end on July 20. Ozigbo also noted that Freestyle Unlocked Africa 2020, which is the fourth installment of the annual football freestyle event, was motivated by his passion and commitment to continue growing freestyle football in Africa. “We will not stop till an African emerges the world champion, and we also host the World Freestyle Football Championships in Nigeria,” he said. In the judges’ choice category, which will hold in the last week of the event, freestyle footballers will compete for a $1000 grand prize. Speaking on the freestyle football championship, NFF president, Amaju Pinnick said the championship would gainfully occupy youths in this period where sports activities have been paused in most countries.

Source: The Guardian June 03, 2020 03:22 UTC