Kano State is set to host the 2026 President Bola Tinubu Renewed Hope Cup in September, with football teams from the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory expected to compete in the two-week tournament.
The competition, tagged “The Game Changer”, is being organised in partnership with the Nigeria Football Federation as part of efforts to promote youth development, grassroots football, peace and social integration across Northern Nigeria.
The Special Adviser to the Kano State Governor on Sports and Youth Development, Sani Musa-Danja, disclosed this on Monday while addressing journalists on preparations for the tournament.
Danja said the competition would provide a platform for young people to engage in productive activities while using football to discourage social vices and promote peaceful coexistence.
“We are engaging the youths in productive activities to promote peace and disabuse their minds from engaging in social vices and activities that can harm the state or the country at large,” he said.
