1X CUP 2026:Sponsor, Organisers Hold Strategic Meeting, Plan Better, Bigger Edition
By Akeem Busari
Coming on the heels of its previous successful editions, the sponsors of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football championship, 1X Cup, Tuesday at its Ikeja office, held a strategic meeting with the organising team of the championship, led by Engr. Waidi Akanni.
The meeting which was ostensibly aimed at making the fourth edition of the prestigious 1X Cup better and bigger, had contributors at the event, proferring fresher ideas and exuding lots of enthusiasm for a better 2026 edition.
The Chief Executive Officer of the grassroots championship widely acknowledged as the best and biggest, and lead of the organisers Match International Limited, Engr. Waidi Akanni, enumerated several fresher ideas that includes improved social media interactions and engagements between the participating teams, as well as, re-orientation on the importance of discipline and fairplay by all the teams.
He further disclosed that the organisers would be revealing its programmes for the championship, beginning next month, April.
Present at the strategic meeting included Nikita Filipov, Regional Lead; Tetiana Hromovyk, Regional Marketing Lead; Adedimeji Adedolapo, General Manager.
Others on the team of 1XBET included Chioma Geraldine, Abiodun Babalola, Nnanna Ewuzie and Ademola Adewole.
The Match International Limited led by Engr. Waidi Akanni, also had Ex-Nigeria International, Edema Benson, David Dosu, veteran sports journalist Wale Joseph and popular photojournalist Justina Effiok.
