If you think football is all that the U-17 World Cup is about, you might have to think again, especially if you reside in or plan to visit Lagos during the tournament. The Local Organising Committee of the U-17 FIFA Championship, Lagos sub-seat, in partnership with Multimedia marketing Concepts Limited have announced the opening of a 15-hour daily entertainment center to compliment the global host.
The event centre will feature musical acts, comedians, exhibition stands, food and drink vendors, various talent shows, games and competition among participants. Organisers have also promised to make available a giant screw for viewing.
Deciding to maximize the opportunity that hosting the world presents, and in order to leave pleasant memories of Nigeria, the Lagos sub-seat of the LOC together with their partners, MMC, have included entertainment in the line up of activities for the global event.
Packaged to officially take off today, simultaneously with the opening ceremony of the championship, the twenty-one day fiesta/bumper package is titled Eko Akete Centre Exhibition/Entertainment.
The aim of the innovation is to provide a one-stop centre of full blown entertainment to both visitors and Nigerians while creating a meeting point for cultural/social interractions, brand creation/promotions, musical/creative talent exposure and trading opportunities in an almost twenty-four hours daily arrangement.
A weekly one-hour television show is also being packaged to highlight the various activities at the centre while also exposing the tourism/environment development opportunities and investment potentials in Lagos state. The broadcast will be syndicated across LTV 8, DBN Television, Lagos, Galaxy Television and TV Continental, Lagos.
Over a million visitors are expected to grace the centre which will be open from 24th October till 15th November. The serene, beautiful and secured environment of the Union Bank Sports Club on Bode Thomas Street, Suru- Lere Lagos has been secured to host the special package.
The venue is in the same environ with the Teslim Balogun Stadium; host venue for the Local Organising Commitee, Lagos sub-seat of U-17 FIFA Championship.
The Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos is one the six venues where matches in the competition will be played across the country.
Good day, well the coach of the Nigeria under team(JOHN OBUH) i think could rise up to his responsibilities by upholding the legacy left behind by the late coach his successor. in fact the boys need more capable more than what we see in yesterday’s match between the Nigeria defending champion and German team which by God’s intervention ended 3–3. In summary, the stack holders in the sports precisely that of football should rise to this national between problem by appointing capable hand to manage the team for better performance as we all know the match just started and Nigeria been the defending champion. let me stop here for now. I say kudos to Vanguard newspapers for wonderful job done. Please keep the ball rolling.
Very impressive that the centre is opened in Lagos, Nigeria; where
it would generate revenue, bring cultural diversity together and intimate
people of choice and compliment civilization. I am also that the Lagos
Governor is the type of leader who is not only enlighted with the culture
of big-city-crime and entertainment violence and associated virtues anvices. I am glad that the Governor of Lagos in advance has equipped
Lagos and the state police the state of the arts technology and indeed
a man of discipline and fairness who has “zero-tolerance” for morbid
criminal adventures. So guys, enjoy and keep your nose clean, always !
i hope the eaglets will claim the title once more and prove to the global wat stuff we are made of.