Execujet, FAAN, others to compete for 4th Aviation Cup Africa Tournament

L-R: Air hostesses flanked by FAAN team members: Ikechukwu, Nasir Yahaya, Sòókò Deji Ajomale-McWord, organiser; Osas Amadin, FAAN Chief of Staff and John Hines, MD Nigeria, Dufry Group during 3rd Annual Aviation Cup Africa Golf Tournament in Lagos

Execujet, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) amongst others will be competing for the 4th Annual Aviation Cup Africa Golf Tournament, with the ultimate goal of being crowned the champions of the 4th premier, Pan-African recreational convergence of the aviation industry, which has enjoyed participation from global and continental big names like Aviation Africa Summit & Exhibition, Boeing, AFBAA amongst others.

The golf tournament which will hold on the 16th and 17th of May, 2025, in Ikeja Golf Club, had a humble beginning in 2022, with barely ten aviation practitioners, but has grown in leaps and bounds, debuting its first 2–day edition in 2024 — won by Uganda Airlines and South African Airways coming second.

ExecuJet Nigeria FZE, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Etam Avitat, Sabre Travel Solutions, African Civil Aviation Commission are among the aviation entities that have signed up to participate in the 2025 edition of the tournament.

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According to the organizers, the 4th edition will feature HospitaliTee Trophy, a special trophy competed for, by business entities and government institutions that aide the aviation industry by completing and complementing the flying experience through hospitality offerings. This category of the tournament is open to in-flight caterers, airport restaurants/eateries, café, hotels, airport duty-free shops etc.

It will also feature Aviation Night, a night of camaraderie and convergence where airmen and their tribe let down their hair, away from conferences, summits, symposia and other serious stuff.

TAGGED:AFCAC Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)

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ByIfeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.