GTBank Masters Cup Returns for Season 8

One of the most exciting secondary school football tournaments in Africa, the GTBank Masters Cup, returned for its 8^th season, following its opening draws, which was held on Thursday, January 17, 2019, in Victoria Island, Lagos. The tournament will feature over 30 schools and more than 40 teams who will compete for trophies in the male and female categories.

The GTBank Masters Cup Draws commenced with a welcome remark by the Lagos First Generation Heritage Colleges (LAFGHECA) Chairperson, Mrs R.O. Yusuf. In her remarks, she stated that the tournament will be promising and fulfilling for all participants.

In closing, she promised that the tournament will be hitch-free from the Group Stage to the Finals.

For the sponsors’ remark, Mrs Abisoye Balogun from the GTBank Communication and External Affairs Group appreciated the participants for their commitment towards the tournament.

She went further to reinstate that “GTBank supports in-classroom and out of classroom educational programmes, infrastructural development projects, and teachers training in Nigeria”.

Moving further, she pointed out two major reasons why they support the GTBank Masters Cup Football Tournament. “GTBank supports the GTBank Masters Cup because it provides a platform that helps nurture amazing football talents to shine and the benefit of the programme extends to the students outside public schools”.

To close her remark, she mentioned that “GTBank knows the important role that sports and education play in the development of character and a healthy lifestyle at this stage of young students’ lives”.

Draws

The draws session was anchored by Mrs Nike Abiola from MediaVision Limited. She recognised the participating schools and specially welcomed the new schools. The eight (8) new schools are:

1. Halifield Schools, Maryland
2. Birch Freeman College, Surulere
3. Ifako International School, Ifako
4. Apostolic Church Grammar School, Ketu
5. Livingspring Hi-Grade College, Ilasamaja
6. Anwar-Ul Islam Girls High School, Ojokoro
7. Lead-Forte Gate College, Lekki
8. Bakre Disu Oshodi Memorial High School

Moving further into the draws, she explained that 29 male teams and 20 female teams will be participating in the 8^th Season of the GTBank Masters Cup.

The event was graced by few dignitaries namely;

Mrs R.O Yusuf – Chairperson, Lagos First Generation Heritage Colleges (LAFGHECA)

Mrs Oyinade Adegite – Head, Communication and External Affairs Group

Mrs Modupe Philips – Communication and External Affairs, GTBank.

Mrs Abisoye Balogun – Communication and External Affairs, GTBank.

Dr. Mrs Yakubu Oyeloye – Principal of Queens College, Yaba.

Mr Biyibi V.I – Vice Chairman, Lagos First Generation Heritage Colleges (LAFGHECA)

Guests, Teachers and students were involved in the draws and at the end of the exercise, the following groupings emerged.

MALE
A	B	C	D	E	F	G
KINGS COLLEGE LAGOS	ANWAR-UL-ISLAM MODEL COLLEGE, AGEGE.	GREENSPRINGS SCHOOL, LEKKI	EKO BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, MUSHIN	WESTERN COLLEGE, YABA	IGBOBI COLLEGE, YABA	JIBRIL MARTINS MEMORIAL GRAM. SCHOOL, IPONRI
BAPTIST ACADEMY, OBANIKORO	CMS GRAMMAR SCHOOL, BARIGA	FEDERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE, YABA	WHITESAND SCHOOL, LEKKI	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LAGOS, AKOKA	CHRISLAND SCHOOLS, IKEJA	CORONA SECONDARY SCHOOL, AGBARA
DOWEN COLLEGE, LEKKI	BELLINA COLLEGE, AKOKA	ATLANTIC HALL, EPE	METHODIST BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, VICTORIA ISLAND	BIRCH FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL.	ANSAR-UD-DEEN COLLEGE, ISOLO	ANSAR-UD-DEEN GRAMMAR SCHOOL, RANDLE
IFAKO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL	BAKRE DISU OSHODI MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL	FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, IJANIKIN	LIVINGSPRING HI-GRADE COLLEGE, ILASAMAJA	APOSTOLIC CHURCH GRAMMAR SCHOOL, KETU	AVI – CENNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, IKEJA	HALIFIELD SCHOOLS, MARYLAND
LEAD-FORTE GATE COLLEGE LEKKI, LAGOS.

FEMALE
A	B	C	D
METHODIST GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, YABA	ANSAR-UD-DEEN GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL, ITIRE	FEDERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE, YABA	QUEEN’S COLLEGE, YABA
GREENSPRINGS SCHOOL, LEKKI	DOWEN COLLEGE, LEKKI	CORONA SECONDARY SCHOOL, AGBARA	ANSAR-UD-DEEN COLLEGE, ISOLO
BAKRE DISU OSHODI MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL	ANWAR-UL-ISLAM GIRLS HIGH, OJOKORO	JIBRIL MARTINS MEMORIAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL, IPONRI	IFAKO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ATLANTIC HALL, EPE	APOSTOLIC CHURCH GRAMMAR SCHOOL, KETU	FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, IJANIKIN	REAGAN MEM. BAPTIST GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, SABO
CHRISLAND SCHOOLS, IKEJA	BELLINA COLLEGE, AKOKA	LEAD-FORTE GATE COLLEGE LEKKI, LAGOS.	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LAGOS, AKOKA

VOTE OF THANKS

Nnjiofor Chioma from Queens College, Yaba gave the vote of thanks. She thanked GTBank for being extraordinary by giving them a wonderful opportunity to showcase their football skills and talents.