Prosperity Cup:  Battles for N10m Prize Money Gets Tougher

Olusegun Samuel  in Yenagoa 

The annual Bayelsa State Government-sponsored Prosperity Cup football tournament among communities and other football clubs in the state enters the Last  16, after over 200 round of matches across various centres.

The quest for the N10million prize money in Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football tournament is getting hotter as the tournament is gradually taking shape.

A total of 231 teams registered for Season 7  of the spectacle with over 24 centres hosting the preliminary round of matches in the competition.

Yenagoa Local Government Area produced the highest number of teams and centres in the tournament with 93 teams in the LGA jostling for glory in the competition.

Among the seven centres in Yenagoa LGA Bishop Dimieari Grammar School, BDGS centre had 16 teams the highest number of teams in a centre. Kpansia, Biogbolo, Opolo, Tombia and Swali centres housed 13 teams each while Ogboloma centre accommodated 12 teams.

Brass Local Government Area, the LGA that produced Ewo-ama FC, the tournament’s maiden champions, registered 19 teams playing in two centres, Sangana and Twon Brass centre. Twon Brass centre had 13 teams while Sangana centre had six teams.

Nembe Local Government with just a centre had seven registered teams as duo of Nembe City FC and Okoroba FC qualified for the local government final and the round of 32 of the showpiece.

In Ekeremor local government a total of 20 teams registered for the tournament in three different centres, namely Ekeremor, Egbema-Angalabiri and Agge Centre which produced the highest number 12 teams.

Sagbama Local Government prior to the money-spinning stage had 16 teams in three different centres, Sagbama, Ebedebiri and Ogobiri centre with Agbere FC of Agbere and Indomitable Lions FC of Sagbama qualifying for the LGA finals.

Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA had a total of 12 teams and two centres, namely Opokuma and Odi centres, with six teams in each of the centres.