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Trivella Super Cup Kicksoff In Lagos
Chekas United football club kickstarted the defence of their title in the trivella super cup on a good note
The tournament for grassroots football club across Lagos State kicked off at the eagles club football pitch on Friday with 8 clubs participating
Chekas defeated Athletic sc 4-3 on penalties after regulation time ended 2all in the first set of games in day one
With the results chekas advance to the semi finals
This is the 2nd edition In Nigeria and the 28th edition in Brazil
The trivella tournament is a scouting programme with top scouts from Brazil in attendance
Captain of chekas United football club chisom okoli praised his team for a job well done but said more still needs to be done for them to reach their peak
Football scout Falvio trivella says nigeria is blessed with talented footballers hence the need for the scouting exercise to discover more players for greener pastures
He said a player was discovered last year from this tournament who is playing his trade in the Brazilian league
” I’ve seen a lot of talents in this tournament, this competition is not only to discover skilful players but also to maintain a good relationship between Nigeria and Brazil ” He said
Chairman chekas United football chekeube uzoegbo who doubles as one of the organisers of trivella super cup commended all the participating teams for displaying exceptional talents in the competition
” It has always been the wish of any player to have this kind of opportunity to better his career and for greener pastures in the sport he loves . Our basic work is discover raw talents develop and nurture them to stardom” He said
Semi final games holds on Saturday August 2nd 2025