In the draws and fixtures announced on Saturday in Ilorin, 16 participating teams have been paired into four groups with four teams each.

Group A have the defending champions NNL All Stars with Jazzy Stars from Jos, HMK FC from Osogbo and AMAPRO Selected Sporting Academy.

Pro Leaguers, Terworh Sports Club, Kwara Football Academy and Abraysport FC made up of teams in Group B.

Group C have ABS FC, Dickalo FA, Success Tiyu FA and DA Faria FC while Group comprises of NPFL All Stars, Gateway FC, Barrier Sport Club and Laycon FA.

The opening day fixtures will see Abraysport FC taking on Kwara Football Academy by 8am at the KFA Pitch A while ABS FC will engage Dickalo FA at the Pitch B at the same time.

Match billed for 10am of the opening day will see the Pro Leaguers taking on Terworh SC at Pitch A as Da Faria FC from Lagos faces Success Tiyu Academy at the Pitch B.

AMAPRO SSA against HMK FC (Pitch A) and Barrier SC against Gateway FA at Pitch B of the KFA are the matches fixed for 2pm on Monday.

Jazzy Stars’ encounter with NNL All Stars will be taking place at Pitch B by 4pm as the match between NPFL All Stars and Laycon FA at the Pitch A will be used for the Opening Ceremony.

Subsequent matches in group stage will also take place on Tuesday and Wednesday at the same venues while the final will be decided on Sunday 14th of August at the Main Bowl of the Kwara State Stadium, Ilorin.

BrainBehind the competition, Shogo Shodunnke told newsmen in Ilorin that new grounds will be broken in this year’s edition as scouts from Europe, UK and around the world will be presents to pick exceptional talents.

Shodunnke stressed that other innovations like live streaming, players’ stats, games’ stats among others will be introduced.

He added that the championship is still open for more partnerships to make it more colorful and memorable.

NNL Allstars defeated Abraysport FC by penalties in last year’s final.

La Planet Sports Academia has qualified for the semi-final of the ongoing Kwara U-17 Youth league after defeating Kwara Football Academy (KFA) 2-1 in their last group stage games.

KFA enjoyed some dominance in the game in the first half with  Abubakar Garba’s wondrous strike stamping their stability on the scoreline.

Ibrahim Alonge was the hero for La Planet when he came on as a substitute in the second half to grab a brace – pushing Coach Sheriff Jimoh’s side to the safest side of the game.

Reacting to the victory, Coach Sheriff applauded his lads for their positive attitude and mentality which earned the deserved victory.

“I am very happy and proud of my boys.They gave a good account of themselves and I am confident that we are going to win this trophy”. Said the gaffer.

La Planet will face either Abraysports FC or Aromokeye FC in the semi-final clash of the league.

The 5th edition of AMAPRO football championship will continue on Monday November 2nd with yet another round of crucial games that will mainly be involving teams in Groups B, C and D.

Having witnessed the opening games of the tournament on Sunday 1st of November with Mokwa FA playing a 3-3 draw with Non- Leaguers and Pro-Leaguers Stars thumping Olansile FA 4 goals to 2, fans and supporters alike would be keen savour another eventful matches today with 6 different encounters.

Actions will resume at 8am when NPFL All Stars and Kinkon FC will be slugging it out and Ajaokuta FA trading tackles with Kwara FA simultaneously at Kwara football Academy Pitch A and B respectively.

Also at 10am , a cracker will be involving ABS Ilorin FC and La Planet SA while Ultimate FA  welcomes Ejele FA in yet another  unpredictable game with the matches taking place at KFA Pitch A and B same time.

Other matches of the day will see NLO All Stars engaging HOPFA at 2pm and Gidado FA  playing host to Jazzy Stars at 4pm- All at KFA playing fields.

All will be up for grab as teams will aim to secure three points from their respective games with a view to establish themselves in the tournament and also avoid a stormy session as it progresses.

Pro- Leaguers are now seating at the top of Group A with 3 points,trailing behind them are Mokwa FA and Non- Leaguers with a point each while Olansile FA occupies the bottom of the log with no point.

According the organizer of the Championship, the CEO of Phreestyle Sport, Shogo Shodunke said a media partnership with Prosoccer and Sportflames Radio will see all the matches of the tournament receiving media blitz in a bid to provide adequate information ,statistics and matches reports for the general public.

Prosoccer is a prestigious soccer Analytics Company that is focused on structuring grassroots activities in Nigeria by providing proper data storage and system. A look at their website http://www.prosoccer.com.ng. will avail the football fans an up-to-date information about the pre-season spectacle.

SportFlames Radio (https://radio.sportflames.com/?m=1) an online Radio Station that is responsible for broadcasting the football tournaments will also be giving a live commentary from the matches venue.