Enyimba of Aba and Shooting Stars of Ibadan have resumed camp in preparation for the forthcoming Eko International Cup football tournament taking place in Lagos.

The pre-season football tournament will run between July 6 and 13, at the Mobolaji Johnson Stadium with two matches to be played on a daily basis.

SKI-Hi Entertainment, in collaboration with the Lagos State Government, is organizing the competition to prepare teams for the next football season and also to entertain lovers of the game in the off-season period.

Five NPFL teams have been confirmed to take part in the tournament with two others coming from outside the country.

The clubs are Remo Stars, Ikorodu City, Shooting Stars, Enyimba of Aba, and two other teams expected to be unveiled soon. Two foreign clubs FC Kallon of Sierra Leone and Heart of Oak of Ghana are also listed.

The Executive Director, Publicity and Strategy for the Local Organizing Committee, Onome Obruthe, said the late withdrawal of FC Dadje of Republic of Benin would not affect the scope of the tournament.

Obruthe said: “We had some teams on standby in case of issues like this, and we are bringing them in once we tidy all discussions with their respective management teams.

“We are counting down already and can’t wait to get started. We are excited about the support coming from our partners and sponsors like MTN and Bigi Drinks.”