As the Betsy Obaseki football competition aimed at engaging the youths and enclectured them to stay away from hard drugs, FC Kobo of Lagos has been humiliated the Edo Queens by 1- 0 win to clinch the N5million prize.
The lone goal of the match was scored in the 24th minute of the first half by Oladeti Rukayat.
The only goal which gave FC Robo the win was scored at the first half of the march, as a result of the overzealous and non-charlat attitudes displayed by Edo Queen players at the pitch.
The FC Robo became the champions of the second edition of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) after beating the host Edo Queens 1-0 at the weekend, in Benin city, Edo state.
In the third place match, Delta Queens defeated Nasarawa Amazons 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out after both teams failed to find the back of the net after 90 minutes of epic battle and 30 minutes extra-time.
The women football tournament, which is Nigeria’s only pre-season women football championship, is a brainchild of the wife of the Edo State governor, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki.
The tournament themed, ‘Say No to Drugs’ is aimed at raising awareness on the adverse effects of drug abuse among youths.
Speaking on their victory, head coach of Delta Queens FC, Tosan Blackson, expressed satisfaction with the team’s performance at the tournament, hailing the facilitator for the noble initiative.
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare commended Governor Godwin Obaseki, his deputy and the Edo first lady for the well-organised pre-season tournament, describing it as, “ the biggest pre-season tournament in Edo State.”
Other personalities and dignitaries present at the closing ceremony included former minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, and wives of the governors of Sokoto, Enugu, Delta, Abia, Ogun, Oyo, Taraba and Bayelsa states led by the chairperson of the Nigeria Governors’ Wives Forum and first lady of Ekiti State, Erelu Olabisi Fayemi.
