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Egypt's Mohannad Hosam Ali celebrates his victory at the Men's finals of the African Freestyle Football Championships Sunday Aug 2, 2020

Egypt's Mohannad Hosam Ali celebrates his victory at the Men's finals of the African Freestyle Football Championships Sunday Aug 2, 2020

African Freestyle Football Championships: Morocco, Egypt claim top prizes

byAgency Report
August 3, 2020
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The month-long virtual freestyle football championship tagged “Freestyle UNLOCKED Africa 2020 “came to a power-packed finish at the weekend with the finals of the 3rd African Freestyle Football Championship.

After several dramatic freestyle football battles, Mohannad Hosam Ali from Egypt and Fatimaezzahra ‘Fatima’ Akif from Morocco emerged as the Men and Women Champions of Africa for 2020.

Ali, 20, is the 2019 Egyptian Freestyle Football Champion, while Akif, 19, is the reigning Women’s Arabian Freestyle Football Champion.

Feet ‘N’ Tricks International, the largest promoter of freestyle football in Africa hosted the games, which began on Wednesday, July 1 and received 152 entries from 21 countries participating in the first-of-its-kind online games.

Valentine Ozigbo, the Chairman of Feet ‘N’ Tricks International, while speaking at the finals of the championship expressed his pride at the rapid growth of freestyle football on the continent since the inception of the tournament in 2017.

Remarkable growth

“When we started this project a few years ago, it was all about passion for an art-form that deserved to be given a front seat in the world of sports. the respected business leader said.

“Today, we have just held the third successful continental championships, which is in addition to four Nigerian tournaments.

Valentine Ozigbo, Chairman of Feet N Tricks during his welcome speeach at the finals of the African Freestyle Football Championships Sunday Aug 2, 2020
Valentine Ozigbo, Chairman of Feet N Tricks during his welcome speeach at the finals of the African Freestyle Football Championships Sunday Aug 2, 2020

“This year’s statistics – 152 contestants, 21 countries, and increase in women participation – is a testament to the fact that freestyle football is not just the fastest-growing type of football, but it has taken firm roots in Africa.”

MTN, the headline sponsor of the championship, celebrated the winners and promised to keep supporting initiatives geared towards youth development across Africa.

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“The quality of participation we have seen in this year’s edition of the African Freestyle Football Championship is another testament to the quality of talent that abounds in Africa, and it is truly inspiring,” said Rahul De, Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria.

Valentine Ozigbo, Chairman of Feet N Tricks during his welcome speeach at the finals of the African Freestyle Football Championships Sunday Aug 2, 2020
Valentine Ozigbo, Chairman of Feet N Tricks during his welcome speeach at the finals of the African Freestyle Football Championships Sunday Aug 2, 2020

“We are glad to be part of this initiative and will not relent in our support for developmental programmes for the youth in Africa. Congratulations to all the participants and especially Mohannad and Fatima for emerging champions in the male and female categories,” Mr De added.


READ ALSO: English Premier League 2020/2021 season to kick off Sept. 12


Eight professional freestylers from six countries – Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Sudan, Morocco, and Nigeria – competed at the keenly contested men and women’s finals of the virtual games which were aired live on HipTV and streamed live on PlusTV’s Youtube and Instagram channels as well as Feet ‘N’ Tricks’ YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram channels.

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Prizes

The African Freestyle Football Championships, Mohannad Hosam Ali (Egypt) and Fatima Akif (Morocco), took home the grand prize of $1,000 each.

Second-placed winners, Yousef Ayman Riesco (Egypt) and Lubna Omar (Sudan), each went home with $750, while Ayoub Haouas (Tunisia) and Evelyn Okafor (Nigeria) who both placed 3rd win $500 each. The 4th placed winners, Samir Saidi (Algeria) and Yasmine Rais (Morocco), take home $250 each.

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