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Enugu State’s Maximum Custodial Centre plays host to a distinctive football showdown, featuring the participation of six clubs in an organized competition for inmates.
The latest from The Eastern Updates reveals that Chief Emeka Okoye’s benevolent sponsorship has inaugurated a competition, igniting excitement since Monday and promising entertainment until January 3, 2024.
The ongoing tournament boasts a lineup of formidable teams, namely the Controller of Corrections, Deputy Controller of Corrections, Emeka Okoye, CAPIO, NOWAS, and Freedom-at-Last.
As the stakes are high, the winning club is poised to receive a handsome reward of N100,000, while the runners-up and third-place winners will go home with N60,000 and N40,000, respectively.
There would be monetary prizes for best player of the competition, best goalkeeper, highest goal scorer and best defensive player among others.
The tournament kicked off with an intense showdown, pitting the Emeka Okoye team against the Deputy Controller of Corrections in the opening match.
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Addressing the audience before kick-off, Mr. Sunday Oyakhire, the Controller of the Custodial Centre, underscored the competition’s role in fostering the reformation, rehabilitation, and successful reintegration of inmates into society.
He went on to express that the competition stands as an innovative initiative for the reform and reorientation of inmates, encouraging them to embrace and utilize their concealed abilities.
According to him, the Controller-General of NCOs, Halliru Nababa, has recently made a pledge to actively support the release of outstanding footballers.
He said club owners, football scouts and managers have been invited to watch the semi-final, third place and final matches.He expressed the hope that the inmates ‘will turn out to be leading football stars in the country and internationally.’
‘We normally invite coaches from outside, football teams, football managers and others for them to look at the good and quality players they can incorporate into their teams once they are out of custody.’
‘These coaches, managers and scouts can also facilitate the recommendation for the release of the spotted or discovered talents.’
