The co-chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the CAF Beach Nations Cup, Lagos 2016, Dr. Kweku Tandoh, has disclosed that the goal behind the Lagos State government’s hosting of the 2016 CAF Beach Soccer Nations Cup is to help the Nigerian Supersand Eagles qualify for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the Bahamas.
“We are not just hosting Africa, but we will be out to help motivate and encourage the Nigerian team to pick the ticket to play in the Beach Soccer Mundial in the Bahamas in 2017.”
Tandoh, a former Secretary of the Local Organising Committee for the 2012 National Sports Festival, Eko 2012, expressed his delight at the turnout of spectators at the continental soccer tournament holding at the EKO Atlantic City, Victoria Island.
He noted that as the competition progresses, the spectator stands will be filled to capacity. “We have been having the stands filled up since the kick-off of the tournament on Tuesday, despite that fact that they are working days. More importantly, I am happy CAF officials are impressed with the facilities, logistics and other things we have put in place for the success of the competition. I am sure that gradually everything will fall into place. I look forward to better things ahead as we progress in the tournament.
“We also have a tourism package for the players and officials on Friday, a match-free day, where they would be taken on a bus tour and boat cruise across Lagos.”
Tandoh noted that aside from any other thing, the security at the venue has been very impressive, so also medical committee, the ceremonial and volunteers have been very good. “In terms of the logistics, I think we have done very well and we are going to sustain this,”he said.
He stressed that, to give the event a boost in the area of entertainment, CAF has instructed for a fusion of the Lagos entertainment group which presented the Eyo masquerade dance and others with the official cheer leaders from the Bahamas. They have asked that they rehearse and perform together for a better joint entertainment.
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