The 3rd edition of the inter-orphanage charity football competition Konamii 2015 will take place on the 25th of July, 2015. The organisers o...
The 3rd edition of the inter-orphanage charity football competition Konamii 2015 will take place on the 25th of July, 2015. The organisers of the event “Change Africa Project” disclosed this at the press conference held in Lagos on Tuesday.
#Konamii2015 will see 4 orphanages take part in the competition. The homes are the Lekki Motherles Babies Homes, Sought Afer Orphanage Home, Heritage Orphanage home and Real Love Orphanage Home.
The Change Africa Project team revealed their plans for this year’s event at the press conference.
The team includes Mr. Kola Lawal, Mr. Olamiposi Lawore, Mr. Gbenga Sanusi, Mr. Tunde Awodiji and the president Mr. Olamide Olabisi
See the summary of the press conference below. Feed from the official twitter account @Konamii2015
"Thank you all for being here today,you are all greatly appreciated" Words from Mr.Gbenga Sanusi as he welcomes the audience to the event— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "what's the nature of the event, what is what we are organising and why are we here ? Mr.Jacob Ajom (Vanguard Newspaper)— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 " Konami is a soccer competition , it is the first inter-orphanage charity soccer competition of its kind in Nigeria..."— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "...We visited a lot of orphanage homes and saw their state and after much consideration,we took the decision to donate and assist a few..."— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "...Konami was concieved to show love and actually support these kids. We started off in 2013 and we've been on for 3 years..."— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "...This year's motive is to raise the awareness higher than last years, show love and share the #Konamiispirt"— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 Mr.Olamide olabisi, President, Change Africa Project responds.— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 Mr.Olamide olabisi, President, Change Africa Project responds.— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "what Is the uniqueness of this year's Konami? What's the criteria for choosing teams? and what are their objectives? "-Mr Dare Adejo,Unilag— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "Konami 2015 is catchy because it's all about the orphanage homes.Also cos its a platform for people to meet both new and old friends... "— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "...As well as for business owners to gain and widen their markets which in turn creates a lot of side attractions for those present"— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "what teams won the last Konami challenge, and what orphanage homes won ? "— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "Everyone is a winner, we don't pick a winner, last year all the teams just played, no home is superior to the other.No winners or loosers"— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "we know Konami is a video game is there any affiliation with the Konami video game ? "— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 Mr. Olamide Olabisi answers : " No there is no affiliation with the Konami video game that's why we use the hashtag #Konamii2015 "— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "our vision is to take it to other countries. Konami Ghana, Konami South Africa. It's a fund raising intiative to cater for these homes "— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 " aside from football what other sport is in place for people that are not football lovers"- Mr. Dare Ogun, Top Radio.— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 Mr.Gbenga Sanusi answers " there's a tug of war and other side attraction sports for the non football lovers but football is the main event"— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "...Also, Konamii2015 is truly different because of the VOLUNTEER PLATFORM..."— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "...the volunteer platform allows different people to come forward and actually help and be involved with the whole Konamii organisation..."— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 " last year there were so much people at the venue, more than the capacity.What are the measures being taken in view of the crowd this year?— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "For Konamii 2014,we prepared for the number of people that came. There was adequate security and enough facilities..."— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 "This year the security would be doubled so as for crowd control, we have that in check already and we have planned enough for everybody..."— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 Mr. Kola Lawal responds— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 On this note,we would like to say a big thank you to everyone for coming out and showing support .— Konamii 2015 (@Konamii2015) June 16, 2015 Pictures From The Press Conference
Photos by: Dele Lawal Photography
Twitter feed by: @Konamii2015
