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The Uprise Flag Football League is looking to grow bigger and touch many more lives across Nigeria and Africa.
The first-ever Uprise Flag Football League championship game is set to take place with two teams ready for battle.
Pulse Sports Nigeria can report that The Chiefs and Yellow Trumpets will meet in the clash of the Titans this weekend in Ikoyi.
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This much Pulse Sports can confirm following a press conference held at the Lagos Continental Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, on Wednesday.
About the Uprise Flag Football League
The Uprise Flag Football League is the brainchild of Nigerian-born Osi Umenyiora, who is a two-time NFL winner with the New York Giants.
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Osi, backed by the NFL Flag, decided to erect a league that is different from the NFL Youth Flag in the United States and geared towards boys between the ages of 15 to 20.
Uprise Flag Football League gives youngsters a chance to get coached to play in American Flag Football as a potential pathway to step up to the NFL.
The tournament is a seven-week competition that saw four teams battle for the N5 million grand prize, with two of them set for the final this Sunday.
Chiefs vs Trumpets: What you need to know
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The Chiefs started on a slow note, losing their first two matches in the season before turning things around with a remarkable four-game winning streak.
Their opponents, the Yellow Trumpets, sealed their place with balance performance. They won three and lost three of their six matches in the season.
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More know about the Uprise Flag Football League
This is the first of its kind in Nigeria and aims to develop youngsters the chance to dream big.
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All the teams in the League are owned by NFL stars, three Nigerian-born players and one American.
The four teams in the competition this season are The Chiefs, Yellow Trumpets, Naija Lions and the Tigers.
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