All four teams will begin their quest to win the Copa Lagos trophy from December 14 and Nigeria will be looking to defend their title as Copa Lagos champions. Banking giants FCMB will be among the major sponsor for this year’s event.
Portugal are ranked second in the world, after Brazil who lost out to Nigeria in last year’s enthralling final encounter. Portugal are the only team to knock Brazil out of a FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and they managed to do this on two separate occasions. Lagos will play host to the Portuguese who have impressive 16 International titles to its name.
João Victor Saraiva, who is also known as Madjer, is the captain of the Portuguese squad and is regarded as one of the finest players to ever grace the sand. He has won an astonishing five Golden Shoe awards at the World Cup and has been crowned the Euro Beach Soccer League’s top goal scorer on six occasions, making him one of the most revered beach soccer players in the world.
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