In a bid to promote wellness, bonding and create business networking among Toyota family, Toyota Nigeria limited, one of the leading automobile dealers in the country has finalised plans to host the 4th edition of the Toyota Chairman’s Cup Football Competition (TCCFC), scheduled to take place in Lagos.
The announcement was made following a draw held on Tuesday, at Toyota’s head office in Lagos that produced a total of eight teams.
Based on the draw, only two groups (Groups A and B), with four teams in each, will be participating in the tournament slated to begin on October 5, 2019, and run through October 12, 19 and 26 respectively.
Playing in group A are Kojo Motors, RT Briscoe, Mandilas, and Metropolitan, while Omorege Motors, Toyota Nigeria, Germaine, and Elizade Motors will be battling for the trophy in group B.
The TCCFC is an inter-dealership championship organised by Toyota Nigeria as a way fostering togetherness, socialising, and bonding.
“It adds a bit of flavour to the relationship and the Toyota family as a whole,” Kunle Ade-Ojo, managing director, Toyota Nigeria, told BusinessDay.
Ade-Ojo also described it as a social event amongst dealers which sprung out of a hunger to provide an escape from the “hard work” dealers engage in during the year in a bid to promote the Toyota brand.
“We feel that even though we meet officially, working, brainstorming to try and move the business forward, it is also important to dedicate a period during the year where we have a social event which we term the Toyota chairman football championship,” he said.
On the availability of a cash prize, the managing director revealed that at last year’s event, the winning team went home with a cash prize nearing N1million and a trophy. But he was uncertain whether the prize for this year would go up.
“Yes, there will be cash prizes for the winners—the first, second and third, and the medals,” he said. “But this year, I don’t know if it’s been increased or not. But there will definitely be cash prizes.”
Secretary, Local Organising Committee (LOC), TCCFC, Sunday Okeowo, said dealerships will be visited to verify players’ statuses as part of its rules and regulations.
“Players who are not around after the first and second visits, will be disqualified and there is no substitute,” he said.
While addressing the issue of health checks, Okeowo said it would be conducted at the dealership level, however, “there will be a medical team at the major competitions” to cater for all players and cash prize for the winners.
In his closing remarks, Ade-Ojo hoped for a good tournament, and wished the selected teams the best in their outings.
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