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The football competition aims at promoting peaceful coexistence and unity among Ijaw, Itsekiri, Isoko, and Urhobo ethnic groups in Delta State, particularly after the conflict and crisis that erupted in Warri and environs some years ago.

Chairman, Delta Football Association, Mr. Kenneth Nwaomucha, announced this on Thursday at the inauguration of the 10-member Local Organising Committee of the tournament held at Africa for Peace Centre, Ugolo, Osubi, Delta State.

Nwaomucha explained that “the opening ceremony of the tournament will take place at Ode-Itsekiri (Big Warri) on November 6, 2024, the International Day of Tolerance, with the Warri monarch, the royal guest of honour, doing the kickoff.”.

He commended the organisers and sponsors of the biennial football competition, the Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), and Chief Sheriff Mulade, respectively, “for their patriotism and commitment to sustainable peace in Delta State, which manifested in facilitating the football tournament.”

Speaking earlier, Mulade noted that the tournament, which was limited to Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic communities when it was initiated some years ago, is being expanded this year “to accommodate the Delta South and Delta Central to ensure that relative peace reigns.”.

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