Archbishop Martins, Okocha, Rufai, Agali unveils LACMON Football Competition trophy, tournament draws
Photo: From left, former Super Eagle players, Peter Rufai; Victor Agali; Tournament Cup Sponsor and CEO, Lee Engineering and Construction Nigeria. Liimited, Chief Leamon Ikpea; Catholic Archbishop of Lagos. His Grace, The Most Reverend Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins; LACMON Chaplain, Very Reverend Fr. Francis Ike; LACMON President, Barr
Kingsley Ekwem, LACMON Friendly Football organizing Committee Chairman Engr. Emmanuel Igboahazia and Austin Jay Jay Okocha during the LACMON Friendly Football Tournament unveiling ceremony held on Sunday in Lagos.
The trio of former Super Eagles players Austin Okocha, Peter Rufai and Victor Agali joined the Archbishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, His Grace, The Most Reverend Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins to unveil the LACMON Food tournament trophy at a well attended event held at Holy Cross Cathedral Hall Lagos Island on Sunday.
The trophy unveiling was used to flagged off the commencement of the LACMON Friendly Football Competition which is expected to begin on April 5th 2025 in four venues.
The organizing committee Chairman LACMON Friendly Football Competition, Engr Emmanuel Igboahazia while reading his welcome address said that *the football competition will see eighteen Deaneries in the Catholic Men Organization, Lagos Archdiocese competing against each other for the coveted trophy”,
He added that “the winning Team will get 800,000 naira as champions, first dinner up 400,000, 2nd runner up 250,000 and the fourth position will get a consolation prize of 150,,000.
The competition which is expected to begin on the 5th of April will be played for a couple of months before the grand finale on August 9th at St Gregory College Obalende
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos while blessing and unveiling the tournament trophy admonished the players to play the game as brothers in the Lord who are using the game to exercise their bodies
The trophy donated by the Chief Executive Officer of Lee Engineering and Construction Company, Mr. Leamon Ikpea will be kinly contested for with the winner lifting the trophy on August 9th when the finals will be played
Dignitaries who attended the unveiling ceremony includes the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Abiosun Oluyinka, LACMON President Barr. Kingsley Ekwem, LACMON Chaplain, Very Rev
Fr. Francis Ike and many others.
