A Cash prize of N14 million is up for grabs in the second edition of Betsy Obaseki women football tournament scheduled to hold between September 7 and 17, 2022 in Benin City, Edo State capital.
The invitational event would feature 10 clubs in the Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership and two other local clubs in the State.
The football matches according to the organisers, would hold across four centres.
Edo State deputy Governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu, who disclosed this to journalists said the 10 premier league clubs include, Bayelsa Queens, Edo Queens, Nasarawa Amazons, Delta Queens, Confluence Queens and Osun Babes.
Others according to him, are: Rivers Angels, Sunshine Queens, Naija Ratels and Royals Queens, while Fortress Ladies FC and Brave Heart FC will join as local best teams.
Shaibu who is also the Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) for the tournament announced a cash prize of N5 million for the winners, with the first runners up taking N3 million while second and third runners up would go home with N1.5 million and N750,000 respectively.
He also added that other participating teams would get N500,000 each as a consolation prize.
The deputy governor further stated that “the event has come to stay as a pre-season exercise for women professional football clubs in the country; and the organiser of the league has assented to it”.
