WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL PAGE OF THE HOST OF THE FIRST-EVER DRONE SOCCER COMPETITION IN AFRICA!

Grand Finale: Drone Soccer Competition 2.0 - December 8th

Welcome to the 2023 African Drone Soccer Competition, the second Drone Soccer Competition in Africa!

This program is being sponsored by the U.S. Consulate Lagos and has been organized in partnership with The Global Air Drone Academy and Blue Globe Innovation.

Eligibility:

• All members of the youth team (12-16 years) must be from South West, Nigeria. The states include Lagos, Ondo, Osun, Ekiti, Ogun, and Oyo State

• Each team must have a maximum of 8 young people

• Females must be equal or the majority of team members (for example, if you have a team of 8, then you must have 4 or more girls on the team)

• Each team must have a coach representative. Please note that each coach will be required to work with the team for the duration of the training and competition. A detailed training schedule will be provided if your team is chosen to participate. 

• Only one team per state will be selected for the final competition. 

• A video submission is highly encouraged, but not required. If no video is submitted, please provide additional information in a Word or pdf document, explaining why your team should be selected.

Highlights from the African Drone Soccer Challenge 2022

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About Drone Soccer Competition

THE FIRST EVER DRONE SOCCER COMPETITION IN AFRICA!

The Global Air Drone Academy (GADA) recently received a grant from the U.S. Consulate General, Lagos to organize a Drone Soccer Competition for secondary-aged, girl-led teams in Lagos State District 1. This competition will be organized in partnership with the U.S. Mission to Nigeria, The Lagos State Ministry of Education, the United States Drone Soccer Association, and Blue Globe Innovation.

WHAT IS DRONE SOCCER?

Drone soccer is a thrilling indoor team sport played with small drones that are safely enclosed in protective plastic spheres (“drone soccer balls”). Participation emphasizes both STEAM education and teamwork. Students are responsible for building, programming, flying and repairing drones for competition.

WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACHIEVE?

We are organizing the first drone soccer competition in Africa! Throughout the entire grant period, GADA will engage 500 students and 50 teachers from 99 secondary schools, all in District 1. We want to provide innovative learning experiences that empower and inspire youth, especially girls, in Nigeria to pursue careers in STEM.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

8 teams of 6-8 team members (girl-led) will be selected to participate. The winning team will be eligible to travel to the United States and represent Nigeria at the International Drone Soccer Tournament IN 2022. The 2nd and 3rd place teams will receive up to $1,500 in equipment for a STEM lab at their school.

WHY SHOULD YOU GET INVOLVED?

Be a pioneer with us at the first drone competition on the entire continent of Africa. This is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, and it’s a great way to excite students about STEM.

ELIGIBILITY

• All members of the team must be a junior secondary or senior secondary school in Lagos State District 1

• Each team has a max of 8 students

• Females must be equal or majority of team members (for example, if you have a team of 8, then you must have 4 or more girls on the team)

• Each team must have a teacher/coach representative. Please note that each teacher/coach will be required to work with the team for the duration of the training and competition. A detailed training schedule will be provided if your school is chosen to participate.

Submissions will be accepted until 19th November.

Only one team per school will be selected.

A video submission is highly encouraged, but not required. If you are unable to submit a video, please answer the question regarding Drone Soccer in a document.

(8) Teams will be selected to participate in the Competition.

(3) Teams will emerge as winners of the Competition.

Good luck on your entry!