BOWFT 2023: Edo Queens, Bayelsa Queens, 11 other NWFL teams to clash for N60m total prize
The stage is set for an exhilarating showdown in Benin City, the Edo State capital as Lagos-based Robo FC, Edo Queens, Rivers Angels and 10 other prominent teams from the Nigerian Women's Football League (NWFL) battle for the N60 million aggregate prize at the third edition of the Betsy Obaseki Football Tournament (BOWFT).
The tournament to be held in Benin City between Monday, 23rd of October and Wednesday 1st of November, 2023 will be hosted in four sports facilities in the State, including the magnificent Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, University of Benin Sports Complex, Western Boys Mini-Stadium and the Edo State College of Nursing and Health Sciences Mini-Stadium.
The N60 million total prize money will be shared among the overall winners, first runners-up, second runners-up, and other participating teams as consolation prizes.
The Chairman, Communication Sub-Committee for the tournament, Crusoe Osagie, in a statement, said the 2023 competition, which is a preseason tournament to sharpen and prepare teams for the Nigeria women’s league, is targeted at raising awareness and generating public interest on the need to eradicate gender-based violence in all its forms.
It will also spotlight the efforts undertaken by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led State Government over the past seven years to combat gender-based violence in the State.
