Ghana’s two-time freestyle champion, Joel Asare, is among three judges to officiate the final of the first ever National Freestyle Football Championship in Nigeria slated for July 23 at the Car park of the Ikeja City Mall.
Asare will be joined by former Super Eagles skipper Nwankwo Kanu and former European Freestyle Champion, Daniel Mikolaj.
Asare represented Ghana in Tokyo, Japan at the Red Bull Street world finals 2013.
Kanu was a member of the Nigeria’s team that won gold at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996. In 1993, after a notable performance at the U-17 World Championships, he was signed by Dutch Eredivisie AFC Ajax. He made his debut a year after and scored 25 goals in 54 appearances.
Whiles Mikolaj, has consistently positioned himself as one of the Top 8 freestyle football athletes in the world in the past five years, is the head of the judges.
The event being staged by Feet ‘n’ Tricks International Limited has GAC Motors, a product of Guangzhou Automobile Group Motor Company Limited and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as major sponsors.
The CEO of Feet n Tricks, O’dyke Nzewi, said all arrangements have been concluded to stage a remarkable show on Sunday in Lagos
