The Sport Writers Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter resumes its annual SWAN Week festivities on September 27, 2018 with a visitation to the Randle General Hospital, Surulere at 10am.
As part of the opening ceremony, the draws for the SWAN Football tournament will take place at the Sports Writers Association Secretariat at the National Stadium, Surulere.
Fifteen media houses and sports media organizations in Lagos will battle it out with defending champions Complete Sports for the 2018 crown.
The eight-day event is put together to celebrate sports media practitioners working in Lagos will have a photography training organized by young photojournalist, Justina Aniefiok, in collaboration with the Association on Monday.
The training will feature award winning facilitators like Ayodele Ojo, Segun Ogunfeyintimi, Femi Kuti and Afolabi Oni amongst others.
A free medical screening on Tuesday and an honorary reception for Nigeria Football Federation Vice President-Elect Seyi Akinwunmi will take place on Thursday at the Secretariat in Surulere.
The SWAN Week will close on October 5, 2018 with a SWAN Veterans versus Family United By Sports novelty football match, which will feature the likes of ex-Super Eagles Stars Mutiu Adepoju and Ifeayin Udeze, veteran journalist Mitchell Obi, ex-Lagos SWAN Chairman, Fred Edoreh, after which the football finals will take place to officially close the event.
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