Winners get schorlarships in national flag football tourney for secondary schools

The Lagos men’s and women’s teams are the champions of the 2025 national secondary school flag football competition. 

The team defeated Akwa Ibom sides in both categories in the finals held at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar.

Flag football is a sport synonymous with American football.  However, it is a non-contact game where players wear flags on their belts and tackle each other by pulling off their flags.

Lagos edged out Akwa Ibom in a tight game in the women’s final, winning 14–12. In the men’s final, Lagos defeated Akwa Ibom convincingly with a score of 22–12, reclaiming the championship from the defending champions.

For winning the championship, both Lagos contingents were awarded a combined N40 million worth of scholarships, N20 million each.

Chris Imumolen, a former presidential candidate of the Accord Party, sponsored the scholarship.

The Lagos male and female teams were awarded an additional ₦1 million each by Babajide Akeredolu, president of the Nigerian American Football Association (NAFA). Akwa Ibom got ₦750,000 each for male and female teams. Cross River’s male team and the FCT female side got N300,000 each for finishing third in both categories.

The tournament, held as part of the Season 3 Akweti Bowl II American Football Tournament, aimed to foster the growth of American football in Nigeria.