Tournament were treated to the best of music with live performances
from dancehall artistes, Patoranking and Reminisce among others.
The tournament which had a full complement of other genres of
entertainment notably music with trending musical vibes mastered from
the stable of DJ Top.
It was however on the final day the fansReminisce was the first to set
alight the stage, wearing a blonde-tinted hairdo and a pair of dark
shades on a blue jean pant. The high point of his performance came
with the hit song, Daddy ft Davido from the album, Alaga Ibile, which
he released in November 2013.
Patoranking, was the last to perform on the day. His hit songs
'Alubarika' and 'Girlie o' performed on the beat of his traditional
reggae-dancehall style were quite at home with the fans as they sang
along with two fans eventually making their way up the stage to
provide him a dancing company.
Meanwhile, it was the team from Ilorin that emerged the 2014 National
Champion of the Airtel Rising Stars U-17 Tournament after it defeated
Abuja 1-0 in the male final match decided at the Yabatech Sports
Complex, Lagos on last week.
In the female category, Port Harcourt successfully defended the title
for the fourth season running. It defeated Lagos 4-2 via penalties
after a barren draw during regulation time.
The two champions would represent Nigeria at the weeklong Africa
Championship to be hosted by Gabon in the last week of the month of
August.
The ARS U-17 tournament, a pan-African initiative of Airtel Africa, is
designed to provide support for the development of football talents
across Nigeria. It aims at discovering talented male and female
footballers under the age of 17 and providing them with platform to
gain football skills and develop into professional footballers.
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