Eagle Schnapps showers cash, gifts on Ayo game winners at Lisabi festival

It was an exciting moment for the winners of the traditional Ayo Olopon competition, one of the high points of the ongoing 36th Lisabi Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State as Eagle Aromatic Schnapps, a key festival partner, showered the winners with various sums of cash prizes and gifts yesterday. Eagle Aromatic Schnapps, Nigeria’s authentic prayer drink and cultural heritage brand from the stable of Intercontinental Distillers Limited (IDL), is the sponsor of the Ayo Olopon game in addition to being a key festival partner. Lisabi Festival is the historic festival and cultural heritage event celebrated yearly by the Egba people of Ogun State in honour of the legendary Lisabi, a hero of the Egba liberation struggle from the dominance of the old Oyo Kingdom. As the sponsor of the traditional Ayo game, Eagle Schnapps doled out cash and numerous gifts to the first, second and third prize male and female winners respectively for excelling in the competition. In the male category, the first prize went to Johnson Adeoye; the second prize, was to Rasheed Akanbi, while Seun Aiyedun won the third position. For the female category, Aderonke Lawal won the first prize; the second prize was won by Fatimot Adeniyi, while the third prize winner was Salimat Adeokun. In addition to the cash prizes, the winners also got various gifts including branded items. Presenting the cash rewards and gifts to the winners, the Category Manager, Intercontinental Distillers Limited, Mr. ‘Tofunmi Opaleye, commended them for displaying great skill and dexterity during the brain-engaging local game, while noting that some of the important benefits of Ayo Olopon include the ability to think fast on the spot, take the right decision and make the right move when it matters most, and can-do spirit. “I congratulate all the winners on your achievements. This feat will certainly serve as a booster to propel you to achieve greater things in life. Ayo Olopon is a mind and brain-engaging game, so it is a game that promotes a positive mindset. It inspires the abi