Ekiti Bees have been drawn into Group A which has been tagged the ‘Group of Death’ in the 2020 Jos Chillin Invitational Tournament.
At the draws held last night in the state capital, the Ekiti FA U-15 team were pitted in Group A with host Mees Palace Football Academy, the U15 side of the revered Pepsi Academy, Horvel Football Academy from Abuja as well as Heartland Academy from Bauchi.
In the same vein, Ekiti FA U-13 side, the Ekiti Baby Bees will also challenge Mees Palace Football Academy, Tuffrey Academy, and Heartland Academy, Bauchi for a spot in the semi finals.
Earlier, players of various participating teams had been put through age tests to ensure overage players do not feature in the tournament.
Players who could not defend their said ages were disqualified from taking part in the competition.
Teams from Plateau, Bauchi, Abuja, Gombe, and Delta states are all competing in the invitational tournament.
Jos Chillin Invitational Tournament kicks off by 2pm today Monday 14th December, 2020 with a scheduled U-13 match between Jos based Mees Palace Football Academy and Tuffrey Football Academy.
At 4pm, our darling Ekiti Bees will play their first match when they take on the Mees Palace FA U-15.