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Football, Family activities, Live Music, Live Dancing and Chess at EMSONI 2025 Festival.

We were honoured to be invited to the EMSONI Festival on 26th July 2025 and enjoyed Chess, fantastic company and conversation, live music a brilliant day at the Ulidia Playing Fields Belfast.

At the invitation of the Founder and Executive Chair of EMSONI Adekanmi Abayomi, LLB (Hons). Also BBC Sports Personality UNSUNG HERO of the Year 2020 for Northern Ireland. We were asked if we could provide chess sets at the annual festival 2025 on Saturday 26th July.

The football included the finals of a competition that had been running during the year and Nigeria played an exciting game against East Timor to win the cup. The event included various sports activities spread across the venue. Including table tennis - provided by Decathalon one of the sponsors of the event. Also attending was the Deputy Mayor of Belfast. Started last year there was also a series of womans 7-aside matches leading to a champion - unfortunately I dont have the results.

EMSONI face book page : https://www.facebook.com/EMSONIsport/?locale=en_GB

I enjoyed a brilliant festival with football, live music and dancing, good company and meeting and making friends.

Hopefully we will be back next year, - here are some photos from the event.

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