Neymar Jr's 5ive Competition Begins Today in Maracana Field, Ajegunle, Lagos Nigeria.
The Neymar Jr's 5ive is a 5aside street soccer competition. It is an initiative of the Brazil and Barcelona star, Neymar Junior in his strive to give back to the society and the world at large.
The rules of the game is slightly different from the normal rules of such competition. All other rules are similar except that in this game, 7players are registered as a team from which only 5 would be on the pitch at a time. This 5 players will be wearing jerseys number 1 to 5. So, whenever a goal is scored, the team that concedes lose there number 1 shirt's player, lose the number 2 man if they concede again, and it continues like that until they have no player left on the pitch. This is why the organizer has themed this game 'OUTPLAY THEM ALL'. The regulation is 10minutes.
The coordinator in his speech said "This game is hosted by the Neymar we know. He thought of STREET SOCCER because he was also discovered on the street. No prize is tagged to this game, let's play it for fun, prestige, exposure and opportunity. The winner from this zone will qualify for the national contest, then the national winner will be taken to Spain to train with Barcelona B team. As a result of this, some of them might sign a deal". He added.
The initiative is supported by Red Bull. Other supporters include-Nigeria Professional Football League side, ABS FC of Ilorin and Snickers.
The group game kick off today with a 5 nil 'OUTPLAY' of Eagles Victory (B) by Seer Samba FC. More than forty teams register for this game.
The three day game was scheduled to end on Sunday, 26th March, 2017 from today, Friday 24th March, 2017.
PHOTOS:
This is a great gesture from Neymar Jr that others can actually surpass. Kudos to him.
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