Fast rising football club, Grassrunners FC is set to compete in the fourth -coming Greenlock FC Summer Football Tournament, Sportsday newspaper has exclusively gathered.
The 8-team tournament we are told will kickstart from July 19 – July 23, 2024.
In a chat with the Ikene, Remo, Ogun state – based side director, Gbenga Agbejoye, he stated that the team is ready for the challenge.
According to Agbejoye, they may be a newly established side, but undermine them at your own peril.
“We are happy and ready to compete in the Greenlock FC Summer Football Tournament which begins later this month.
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“The tournament will afford us an opportunity to further expose the boys and also see them in a competition situation.
“It’s not basically or primarily about winning but more about the players and team overall performance.
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“We are still building as a team, which this competition will afford us the opportunity to see and correct any noticeable errors in the team”, he noted
The teams billed to participate in the 5-day tournament are: Right 2 Win, Grassrunners FC, TCCG FC, Best Talent FC, Magic Stars FC, Stars Builders Academy, Ojudu City FC and host team, Greenlock FC.
Recall that Grassrunners were in Egypt for a scouting tournament in May this year where they came from up against the best U-19 sides in the ancient pyramid city.
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