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The draws for the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup will hold on September 4, 2019 at the prestigious Wellington Hotels in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta State.
This is contained in a press statement released by the Media and Communications Head of the competition’s , Jahrock Ujewe, on behalf of the Main Organizing Committee.
The statement says there will be an orientation workshop for coaches and football agents, who will be taking part in the tournament, before the draws proper.
It adds that Messrs Kelvin Omuojine and Henry Abiodun will be the lead speakers at the workshop and will be joined by the Executive Director, Myron Topclass Sport Outfits, Eddie Iseri Ogbemudia, and other seasoned facilitators.
It was further stated in the statement that Omuojine who is a legal practitioner with strong bias for sports laws will speak on “Solidarity Funds and Training Compensation Benefits to Grassroot Coaches”, while the Director of Coaching Education, Football Coaches Association of African Nations, FCAAN, Henry Abiodun, who has 31 years experience at various levels of the game, will deliver a paper on “Basic Principles of Coaching, Technical, Tactical, Psychology, and Physical Needs of Grassroot Footballers”.
According to the statement, the workshop will only be open for coaches of registered teams for the Bet9ja Royal Cup, who will pass through accreditation process to access the venue.
It reminds teams yet to register for the competition to do so between now and August 24th, 2019, when the exercise will officially wind down.
The 2019 Royal Cup is the 13th edition of the grassroot soccer showpiece, which began in 2006.
And this is the first time, teams from all 25 local government areas of Delta State will feature in the tourney.
Qualifying matches for the competition will kick off on September 14, 2019.
