GTBank Masters Cup Season 9: Draws Made In Victoria Island

One of the most exciting secondary school football tournaments in Africa, the GTBank Masters Cup, is set to return for its 9^th season, following its Press Conference & Draws, which was held on Thursday, 24th October 2019 at the GTBank head office in Victoria Island, Lagos. The tournament will feature 30 Male teams and 20 Female teams s who will compete for trophies in the male and female categories.

Dignitaries in attendance:

Mrs Oyinade Adegite – Group Head, Communication and External Affairs GTBank

Mr Bolowotan Gafaar Oluwatoyin – Director-General, Lagos State Sports Commission

Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi – Chairman, Lagos State Football Association (LSFA)/Vice President of Nigeria Football Federation

Mr Victor Biyibi – Chairman, Lagos First Generation Heritage Colleges Association (LAFGHECA) 

Mr Tolu Jejelowo – Representative of the Executive Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission

Mr Jimmy Sogbesan – The Chief Operating Officer, MediaVision Limited

The GTBank Masters Cup Draws commenced with welcome remarks by Jimmy Sogbesan. He reiterated the role of GTBank in promoting Youth Development in Lagos and laid special emphasis on the case of Steven Odey who had just scored a Champions League goal on his debut, the night before. He stressed that Odey’s rapid rise is proof of the benefits of GTBank Football Tournaments which gives the students the extra motivation they need to achieve their dreams.

The next remarks were delivered by Mr. Biyibi Victor. His speech centered around aligning the tournament schedule with the academic calendar and emphasizing the zero tolerance for the use of mercenaries during the tournament.

Mr Bolowotan Gafaar Oluwatoyin – Director-General, Lagos State Sports Commission encouraged the players and highlighted how the vision of Lagos State for sports development aligns with GTBank Football Tournaments.

Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi wished all the participants the best of luck in the tournament.

For the sponsors’ remark, Oyinade Adegite appreciated the participants for their commitment towards the tournament. She went further to reiterate that students are and will remain the main beneficiaries of the GTBank Football Tournaments.

 

The Draws

The draws session was anchored by Nike Abiola from MediaVision Limited. She recognized the participating schools and all the principals in attendance who also actively participated in the draws.

 

MALE
A	B	C	D	E
ST. FINBARR’S COLLEGE, AKOKA	KING’S COLLEGE, LAGOS	GREENSPRINGS SCHOOL, LEKKI	IGBOBI COLLEGE, YABA	ANWAR-UL-ISLAM MODEL COLLEGE, AGEGE
FEDERAL SCIENCE & TECH COLLEGE, YABA	BAPTIST ACADEMY, OBANIKORO	WHITESANDS SCHOOL, LEKKI.	C.M.S GRAMMAR SCHOOL, YABA	JIBRIL MARTINS MEM. GRAM. SCH., IPONRI
HALIFIELD SCHOOLS	WESTERN COLLEGE, YABA	BAKRE DISU OSHODI MEM. SNR. SCHOOL	CHRISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL, IDIMU	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, LAGOS
EKO BOYS, MUSHIN	ANSAR-UD-DEEN COLLEGE, ISOLO	LEADFORTE GATE SCHOOL, LEKKI	BELLINA COLLEGE, AKOKA	DOWEN COLLEGE, LEKKI
AVI CENNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, IKEJA	FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, LAGOS	LIVING SPRING HI-GRADE COLLEGE	METHODIST BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, VI	CORONA SECONDARY SCHOOL, AGBARA
APOSTOLIC CHURCH GRAM. SCHOOL	ANSAR-UD-DEEN GRAM. SCHOOL, RANDLE	IFAKO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL	BIRCH FREEMAN COLLEGE	ATLANTIC HALL, EPE

 

 

FEMALE
A	B	C	D	E
LEAD-FORTE GATE COLLEGE, LEKKI	ANSAR-UD-DEEN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, ITIRE	FEDERAL SCIENCE AND TECH. COLL., YABA	QUEENS COLLEGE, YABA	METHODIST GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, SABO
CORONA SECONDARY SCHOOL, AGBARA	ATLANTIC HALL, EPE	ANSAR-UD-DEEN COLLEGE, ISOLO	ANWAR-UL-ISLAM GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, AGEGE	GREENSPRINGS SCHOOL, LEKKI
WESTERN COLLEGE, YABA	DOWEN COLLEGE, LEKKI	CHRISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL	IFAKO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, ISOLO	BELLINA COLLEGE, AKOKA
REAGAN MEM. BAPTIST GIRLS SEC SCHOOL, SABO	FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, IJANIKIN	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, LAGOS	APOSTOLIC CHURCH GRAMMAR SCHOOL	JIBRIL MARTINS MEM. HIGH SCHOOL, IPONRI

 

 

The event was concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Olabanji Obasanjo an S.S.3  student of Kings College, Lagos – Season 8 Champions. The young Champ thanked GTBank for providing a platform to showcase their football skills and he wished all the participants the best of luck in the tournament.