The Onikan Stadium, Lagos is set to host the 4th edition of the GTBank Master’s Cup (formerly Heritage Cup) quarter finals scheduled for February 26 and 27, 2015.
The Master’s Cup is a GTBank pioneered and sponsored football competition for first generation and missionary secondary schools in Lagos State to promote camaraderie and foster friendliness amongst competing schools.
The Season 4 of the prestigious football tournament commenced in November 2014 with 20 male teams and 10 female teams from participating schools.
The Season 3 of the football competition was won by Eko Boys High school in the male category and Queen’s College, Yaba in the female category.
The Quarter final stage of the competition will feature the eight male teams that qualified from the group stage.
The teams are Western College, Yaba; C.M.S. Grammar School, Bariga; Grace High School, Gbagada; Jibril Martain Grammar School, Iponri; St. Finbarr’s College, Akoka; Federal Science and Technology College, Yaba; St. Gregory’s College, Ikoyi; and King’s College, Lagos.
Winners will be rewarded with N750,000, N500,000 and N350,000 for first, second and third place winners respectively in both the male and female categories.
While commenting on the competition, Segun Agbaje, the Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank said : “At GTBank, we believe that sports and education are imperative to youth development. We are therefore proud to be pioneers of this initiative that provides an avenue for students to showcase their talents and passion for the game of football”. He further stated that “This competition also serves as a platform for the players and students of participating schools to share ideas, and imbibe the spirit of team work and fair play.”
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc is one of the few Nigerian financial institutions that have maintained a defined Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, most especially in sports education.
The GTBank Masters Cup as well as the Principals Cup tournament in Lagos and Ogun States are some of the projects the bank has taken up in this regards.
For more information on the football competition, visit HYPERLINK “http://www.gtbank.com/ football” www.gtbank.com/football.