Millions of naira up for grab in bets at6th edition of the Best of the Season Ram Championship, holding at at Jalisco Sports Centre, Bolade, Oshodi, Lagos
Naij.com reports that Over 100 rams would contest in thetwo-week long championship which began on Sunday andwould end on September 1. An official of the Ram Sports Promoters Association of Nigeria, RSPAN, who pleaded anonymity, said on Monday in Lagos that the championship was aimed primarily at picking out the strongest ram.
He also said that the competition is a celebration of "our cultural heritage as practised by our forefathers." "Ram charging is a cultural sport that has existed for a long time but is (now) being used by people for betting purposes in order to generate money. Ram fighting is one of our cultural heritages that our forefathers practised but they did not have a legitimate body governing the coordination oftheir sport,"
The official added that the strongest rams at the Lagos zonal competition would compete in the National Rams Championships, scheduled for January 2014, also in Lagos."Ram owners from the 33 zones in the West, which comprises Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun and Kwara, assemble their rams for the annual event," he explained. According tothe official, RSPAN was formed six years ago in order to properly manage ram competitions and prove to the public that the animals used in the sport are being monitored.
LOOL.. Get your rams ready
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