by By Elijah Ugani
Ovat FC defeated Igol Afor to win the second edition of First Baba Isa football tournament.
The match which ended in a goalless draw was decided in a penalty shoot out in seven goals to six in favor of Ovat FC.
Speaking during the presentation of award, the Vice Chairman of Ogoja Local Government Council, Mr Emmanuel Idi Yakubu, commended the teams for their excellent performances during the tournament and encouraged them to keep the spirit high.
0vat FC was presented with the tournament cup, a cheque of Two Hundred Thousand Naira (#200,000.00) only and medals.
First runner up was Igol Afor FC, while the second runner up was Junction Old Boys.
Other awards went to:
Most Valuable Player – Courage Dafin
Best Goalkeeper – Adebayo Bola
Highest Goal Scorer – Friday Abang
Best Defender – Mefoni Igbaji
Best Behaved Team – Sunshine Nwaranti
Speaking with TheLumineNews, the organizer of the tournament, Mr First Baba Isa Esq, noted that the rationale behind the tournament is to bring youths together with the view to identify and harness their talents.
