In line with its main strategic thrust of rewarding and supporting excellence performance in sports, the organisers of the prestigious Nigerian Sports Award (NSA) has thrown its weight behind the 2014 edition of the Lagos State Chapter of the Sports Writers’ Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Cup with the donation of all the medals and trophies that will be given out in the competition.
The NSA is donating a total of 120 medals; trophies for the first, second and third placed teams, trophies for the Most Valuable Player (MVP), the Highest Goal Scorer and the Best Goalkeeper as well as plaques for the Best Coach and Best Supporters Club at the end of the competition.
Speaking on the development, the General Manager, Unmissable Incentives Limited, the organisers of the award, Mr. Kayode Idowu disclosed the NSA is supporting the SWAN cup with Trophies as a way of rewarding sports excellence which is in line with its creed.
Idowu also stated that the drive to use Awards as a form of stimulating growth in Nigerian Sports is the key motivating factor for providing all the medals and trophies that will be won during the 2014 SWAN Cup competition.
He further explained that the gesture is also in recognition and a reward to the Sports Writers for their immense contribution and support for the NSA and overall sports development in Nigeria.
The SWAN Cup is an annual competition organized by the association for its members to promote sporting activities and encourage bonding and build team spirit.
Lagos Sports Writers’ Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Week 2014 kicks off on the April 24 with a Novelty match between Team LAGOS SWAN AND TEAM NOLLYWOOD at the Legacy Pitch of the National Stadium Surulere Lagos.