By Our Reporter
Nile Special has unveiled an amateur football tournament that will see bars across the country battle for a big prize in a 5-Aside arrangement.
The tournament was launched on Friday at Kati Kati Restaurant with a friendly match in which ex-national team players led by former Cranes striker Geoffrey Massa beat a USPA select side 6-1 in the first game.
Speaking at the launch, the Nile Special brand manager Francis Nyende stated that, “this is an amateur platform built around friendship and harnessing football as a passion point of many Ugandans. It is more of a social call than a footballing challenge.”
“We’re looking for 256 teams across the country. To participate, visit a participating bar and buy Nile Special. You will get a coupon on which to register a team that will then be entered in a raffle draw.” He added.
The competition will trudge the whole nation starting at the township level where two team teams will qualify to the 32-team regional tier. Four teams will then qualify from each regional level to the national finale that will comprise 16 teams; four from each region.
The winning outlet team at the national finale will then compete at the Africa 5-Aside tournament in Tanzania where the overall winning team will earn an all expense paid European tour in the company of E’to; a 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations winner.
The finale will also feature a ladies 5-Aside competition with the winner also making the trip to Tanzania for the Africa 5-Aside.