SGFC Athletics Sports Club will on Friday depart Ilorin for Lagos ahead of the 4-day scouting tourney to be played at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena.
The ‘no offside’ football scouting tourney organized by 36 Lion in conjunction with Danja Sport and Diamond Sports will take place from Saturday 25 March to Tuesday 28th March 2023 at the center of excellence, Lagos State.
SGFC Athletics have been paired in Group A alongside Dino SC, 36 Lion, MS Success and CATS.
SGFC Athletics SC who will begin their tourney campaign on Saturday 25th March 2023 will have two games on match day one, first against Dino SC by 7am and then file out against CATS by 10 am.
SGFC will take a day off on Sunday 26th, and then re-group back on Monday with games against 36 Lion and MS Success.
Leaders from both groups will challenge for the trophy, while the runners up will play the losers final on the 28th of March 2023.
Head coach Mashood Yakub is optimistic of having a good outing stating that his team will give a fight. He stated that the team is coming with a target.
“We are going to Lagos not to make the numbers but to challenge aswell and show off what we’ve got, we are also coming with a target and I am optimistic that we will achieve this with the right mindset”, He said to the club’s media team.
24 man SGFC Athletics contingent including players and officials will hit Lagos on Friday for the tourney.