The wait is over and finally all is set for the Club Beer’s 5 on 5 regional championship which kick start this weekend, May 19,2019 at the famous Zuka Park in Dansoman, Accra.
Twenty-three teams across the country have secured a qualification to the semi-finals of the competition which has Ghana’s leading beer brand, Club Beer, as it headline sponsor.
The amateur football competition which is for both male and female clubs, is to unearth aspiring professional footballers in the African continent.
Erma FC, Beach Stars, Lucky Stars, Boys Boys and Addy FC were the male teams to have qualified from the Greater Accra while Ohene Ba, Andrews Team, and Evens Team topped the Ashanti Region.
Other male teams that made it to the semi-finals include Friends of Gatosa, Rehoboth, Igbo Club, A Team, Super Stars, Snokca FC, Chelsea FC, 5-Stars, and Dream Chasers respectively from other regions. The participants will be battling it out to determine who will emerge as the overall champion and represent Ghana in Tanzania at the African level.
The African champions, would get the opportunity to travel to Europe for an ultimate football experience.
Meanwhile, in the female category, Wisdom Ladies and Bishop Ladies from the Greater Accra alongside Upper Queens and Giggles, Do the Do, and Bela 5 from the Upper West have all secured qualification.
Speaking at the regional qualifiers at Dansoman, Accra, ABL’s Head of Marketing, Ms. Ewurafua Addo-Atuah, stated that ‘we received more than 1,000 entries from amateur teams across the country and have been playing knock-out matches at local community levels, with the winners battling it out at the regional qualifiers”.
She however continued that “the tournament has so far been thrilling, and contributed tremendously to CLUB’s exceptional legacy as Ghana’s quintessential, and number one selling beer”.
The 23 teams will play at the semi-finals on Sunday, 19th May, 2019 at the Zulka Sports Arena, Dansoman from 12pm where four (4) teams per category will be selected to participate in the ultimate showdown for a chance to be crowned national amateur champions on the 26th of May.
About CLUB 5on5 Amateur Football Tournament
The CLUB 5on5 Amateur Football Tournament was launched on 11th March, 2019 as part of a continental football gala across eight other African countries in the Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABInBev) family.
The winning teams from Ghana will represent the country in a tournament in Tanzania in June 2019, with the Africa winners eventually travelling to Europe for the ultimate football experience.