COFP continued to use sports as unique tool for breaking through all kinds of barriers and for peacebuilding. Across the globe, sports have intensified the fight against racism and discrimination showing that sports can be an effective tool for bridging socio-cultural divides. It is for this very reason that COFP has continuously organized its Soccer for Peace competition for youths from diverse backgrounds in Nigeria annually.
The 2020 Soccer for Peace which involved football competition commenced from February 4th to 11th March, 2020 for 12 female teams in FCT, Nasarawa, and Niger States. The kick-off and finals of the tournaments took place at the Papal Ground (St. John Paul II Catholic Church) Kubwa Abuja. A total of 20 matches were played and at the end of the competition, winners were presented with certificates, trophies and monetary awards by the Foundation. The categories of prizes given were best scorer, best behaved player, best coach among others. Similar competitions have been organized for male teams in the previous years but the choice of female team this time is to ensure gender balance and to further buttress the point that women can also be agents of peace through sporting activities.
