Mr Ephraim Onodu, a Nigerian businessman based in South Africa, is the sponsor for the African Unity football tournament. According to him, football can be a unifying factor among African countries. He said DR Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Malawi and mixed teams from various countries had registered for the tournament.
Onodu said that the winner would get R15,000 (N420,000) while the second place team would receive R10,000 (N280,000), with the third place team going home with R5,000 (N140,000). The businessman also said that there would be incentives for the best player and highest goal scorer in the tournament. He said that the Nigerian Consulate in South Africa was supporting the tournament because it was aimed at consolidating cultural integration among Africans.
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