Pepsi Inspires Football Lovers at Lagos Countdown

Pepsi, official beverage sponsor of the Lagos Countdown festival thrilled fun seekers at the Bar Beach stretch of Victoria Island with a mix of football, refreshment and entertainment.

The Pepsi football turf galvanized the interest of football lovers who registered their teams for a 3-aside football competition. A total of 32 teams registered for the competition and matches were played from group stages to finals.

The big match of the competition was the final match between B-Siders FC and Dream Boiz FC. Both teams exhibited skills and energy by wining all their matches from group stage to the semi-finals. It was to be a clash of the titans but B-Siders FC eased past Dream Boiz FC by eight goals to two.

Presenting a cash prize of N100,000 to B-Siders FC, winner of the competition, Marketing Manager, Key Account, Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc., Mrs. Patricia Odia-Iletogun, said “Pepsi has over the years tilted its passion in providing various platforms including music, entertainment and sports to discover talents and excite consumers.”

“Our aim of hosting this competition on the occasion of Lagos countdown is to reward both fun lovers and football lovers with cash and gift items in their quest for fun”, she said.

Dream Boiz FC and Woldstar FC got cash prizes of N70,000 and N50,000 respectively for emerging in the second and third positions of the competition. Other teams in the quarter-finals received consolation prizes of N20,000 each.

Aside the football competition, music, refreshment and entertainment, the Pepsi Messi Ville was a strategic attraction as fun lovers had the opportunity to take photographs with different images of Messi cut-out.

Pepsi Messi Ville and football turf provided a strong platform for footballers to win prizes, family bonding, interaction, fun, celebration of music and culture as well great entertainment for Lagosians and tourists.