Gold Cup Tourney kicks off Nov 15
One of the pre-season tournaments that hold after the end of the top flight Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), the Gold Cup tourney has been slated to hold from November 15 to 24 2018 at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado-Ekiti.
The cup was won by Kano Pillar last year.
One of the sponsors of the annual soccer event, Senator Buhari Abdul-Fatai (Oyo North), pledged his continued support for Nigeria’s most organised pre-season tournament tagged “Gold Cup Preseason”.
Buhari, speaking through his aide Alhaji Noah Bello, said: “I want to express my satisfaction with the tournament which has proven to be the best with teams playing in the tournament making appreciable performances at the end of each season.
“In the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Lobi Stars broke the 19yrs no trophy jinx as they were crowned champions while Kano Pillars are at the verge of picking the continental ticket via the AITEO Cup once they overcome the Rangers hurdle in Asaba come 24th October.
“In the Nigeria National League (NNL) Remo Stars have made a bold statement as they about making a return to the NPFL just after a year they got relegated. This is massive boost for the teams as well as the Gold Cup, so I’ll continue to give my massive support to the organizers of the tournament.