Organisers of the COPA Lagos Beach Soccer 2013, Kinetic Sports will honour late Nelson Mandela in a very special way during the Championship between December 13 and 15. The Chief Executive Officer of Kinetic Sports, Samson Adamu informs that Mandela stood for all the ideals of national transformation that Copa Lagos hopes to consistently achieve.
According to Samson, “Yes; history clearly shows that Sports can be used to achieve national transformation. Mandela employed a combination of strategies in confronting South Africa’s system of institutionalized racism and sports ranked high on the list. Mandela realized that sports have a transformative and unifying power that can bring about changes in a way that demonstrations and diplomacy could not.
He quoted Mandela to have said, “Sport has the power to change the world”. “It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers.”
Samson Adamu then revealed the plans to make the 2013 edition the best so far in all ramifications. His Words: COPA Lagos is what we call sports tourism because it is an event that beautifully combines the game of beach soccer as well as strong elements of tourism including our music, fashion, food and our unique hospitality. It is an international tournament which draws beach soccer teams from Africa, Europe and South America competing for the coveted trophy. The competition enjoys massive international and local press coverage including Super Sport and CNN. Through COPA Lagos we are uniting people and redefining our country’s international image.
The event is scheduled for December 13th-15th 2013 and is the third edition of this thrilling international beach soccer tournament tagged ‘Africa’s biggest beach soccer event’. For lovers of conventional football, beach soccer is an exhilarating presentation of the world’s favorite game and COPA Lagos is an exciting weekend of non-stop action that caters to both sports enthusiast and fun seekers. Players from Germany, Senegal, Nigeria and Lebanon, will compete for the championship title. We have the celebrity football match featuring likes of Ali Baba and D’ Banj. There is the fashion show and of course the musical concerts with likes of Olamide. Finally, as part of giving back to our community, we are organizing a clean the beach campaign and also school clinics for kids.There would of course be a minute’s silence in honor of Mr. Mandela as a mark of respect at the start of each day’s matches.
The event is organized by Kinetic Sports and enjoys the support of Beach Soccer Worldwide. We also have a strong brand, FCMB, as our major sponsor as well as supporting sponsors like Eko Atlantic, Super Sport, Cool FM, Jumia, Smirnoff Ice, Sweet Sensation and Nairabet. We believe our collaborative effort on this tournament will strengthen the perception of the local economy and provide visible exposure to a global market, Samson Concluded.
