NAPO-Tomtom Football Gala Starts On Good Friday.
ALL ROADS in the Kumasi Metropolis will lead to the plush-looking Konadu Yiadom School Park, starting from Friday morning to Monday evening.
A mega football gala to celebrate the Easter festivities, with mouthwatering prizes at stake, is set to take place there to thrill residents of Manhyia South Constituency.
The four-day football fiesta is being organized by the MP for Manhyia South, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh aka ‘Napo’, who doubles as the Minister of Energy.
The event has also been made possible following the support of Richard Adjei Mensah Ofori-Atta aka ‘TomTom’, a hot favourite to win the Manhyia South NPP chairman position.
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In all, eight teams from the Manhyia South Constituency are expected to lock horns for supremacy during the tournament, which is set to produce exciting football duels.
The participating teams includes Ash Town, Abbey’s Park, Alla-bar, Manhyia Proper, Krofrom, Dichemso, C.P.C and Mbrom/K.O. All the teams will parade top footballers.
Each participating team will take home a participation fee. Also, the four lucky teams that will qualify to the semi-finals will receive brand new set of jerseys each as their reward.
The overall winner of the tournament will take home a giant trophy and a juicy financial package for their efforts. The first and second runner-ups will also receive a cash prize.
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Meanwhile, on Monday morning, two teams, dubbed ‘Napo Eleven’ and ‘TomTom Eleven’ will lock horns as a curtain-raiser before the grand final to entertain the football lovers present.
Information making rounds indicates that both Napo and TomTom will captain their respective teams to help make the historic tournament more exciting and memorable.
STORY BY MICHAEL OFOSU-AFRIYIE, KUMASI.