10th Ascent Cup Corporate soccer begins today
Sports Reporter
The 10th Ascent Cup 2015 begins today at the STM Hall of Scholastica School Campus in Uttara at 10 am. A record number of 45 corporate teams playing are taking part in the Five-a-Side tournament. The tournament will end on August 22.
Excalibur Entertainment has been organisng the tournament since its inception in 2006, Corporate 5-A-Side Soccer has become a much loved and immensely popular sporting event in the country. The tournament started with 24 teams and now the number of participants has crossed 40.
The event is amateur and its totally for the Corporate Executives. This event is played for the team and for the prestige of the company.
A good number of companies now invest in gymnasiums, sporting events, weekend games for their employees for health reasons to maximise productivity and performance. The Ascent Cup is not only about health but also team building, bonding between colleagues, networking with other companies, a platform to meet each industry colleagues in casual surroundings outside of the working atmosphere.
The Ascent Group has been, for the last 8 years, been the title sponsor and the tournament is now fondly known as the Ascent Cup.
