Lagos golfers to raise cancer screening funds at 28 November tournament
- Lagos Golfers Club will hold its 14th Swing Against Cancer tournament on 28 November at Ikoyi Club.
- The club says the campaign has raised more than ₦43 million since 2023 for screening and treatment support.
- Seventy-two golfers will tee off, with proceeds going to free breast and cervical cancer screening.
Lagos Golfers Club, known to members as the LGC 9ers, will hold the 14th edition of its Swing Against Cancer tournament on 28 November at the Lakowe Lakes Golf and Country Club in Lagos.
Seventy-two golfers are expected to take part, starting with an 8am shotgun start. The day will also include a poolside lunch, a cancer awareness session, and prize presentation and awards.
The club says the event is part of its corporate social responsibility work, raising money for cancer screening, early detection and treatment support in underserved communities.
Through a partnership with the St. Cyril Cancer Treatment Foundation, the campaign supports free breast and cervical cancer screening for women in underserved areas, as well as help for indigent cancer patients.
What the money has done so far
According to the club, the initiative has raised more than ₦43 million since 2023: ₦11.6 million in 2023, ₦15.5 million in 2024 and ₦16.5 million in 2025.
The club said the campaign has supported the Alima Atta Oncology Centre, Run for Cure Africa and Greenforth Medic over the past three years, contributing to treatment, awareness and early detection programmes.
In April 2026, it also ran an inclusive cancer awareness and screening programme for persons with disabilities in Surulere, Lagos.
This year's funds will come from individual and corporate sponsorships, brand partnerships and a charity raffle, with all raffle proceeds going to the cancer initiative.
Club captain Fatumata Soukouna Coker said the event brings sport and social responsibility together. "Fourteen years on, the Year End remains our proudest day because it is where golf meets purpose," she said.
She thanked members, sponsors and partners for keeping the initiative going, and asked more organisations to support it.
Club trustee Hector Okposo said the focus is on finding cancer early and helping patients who cannot afford care. "Cancer is beatable when it is found early," he said.
For ordinary Nigerians, the message is a practical one: breast and cervical cancer are easier and cheaper to treat when caught early, and free screening programmes in underserved communities can make that possible.
What happens next: The tournament holds on 28 November at Lakowe Lakes, with sponsorship and raffle proceeds going to the club's screening and treatment support partners.
