Eguinyima United Female Football Club Amudo have won the maiden edition of Amudo Community in Ezza South female football fiesta in the final staged at Ezeata Ugbala memorial Community Secondary School.Amudo.
Eguinyima FC ran away with a one-zero penalty kick advantage against hard fighting, Yellow Marine Female FC in the first half over a foul charge in their eighteen yard box and smiled home with one million naira.
Runners-up Yellow Marine Female FC get five hundred thousand naira.
The third place finisher Ezeagu FC get three hundred thousand naira.
Interestingly,the player that scored the first goal in the final cracker also smiled home with three hundred thousand naira, for scoring the first goal in the decisive game, the goal keeper of Eguinyima, FC who are the eventual winners also smiled home with three hundred thousand naira for not conceding any goal in the all important tie.
Also all the nineteen teams that that participated in the tournament smiled home with fifty thousand naira each.
This grassroots female soccer competition that is coming less than one month that the Nigeria senior National female team,Super Falcons beat hosts Morocco to win the Africa Female Nations Cup for the tenth time and were richly blessed with one hundred thousand dollars and three bedroom apartments each by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is coming at the right time when states such as Ebonyi that are yet to have any of her indigenous players making either the male or female national team squad and are anxious to achieve that record
Addressing the mammoth crowd that trouped out in their thousands to make the grand finale memorable and celebrate with their son."Ugwu Mba"who is a top class successful investor and business man in Ebonyi state and in the South-East geopolitical zone Chibuike Orogwu commended women of the area for showcasing high level interest to participate in the competition, exhibiting beyond expectations skills in women football.
The business mogul popularly known as"Baby Oku"by his admirers noted that the quality talents harnessed during the competition will be provided opportunity for further development to transform them to professionals.
He pledge to make this year's traditional wrestling competition by next month a worth while fiesta, declaring winning price tags for those to be victorious in the traditional sporting showpiece.
The chairman Central Organizing Committee of the Competition Mrs Julian Chukwu Chinwendu declared that the competition was very successful and praised the sponsor Chibuike Orogwu for giving women in the community a chance to showcase their sports qualities .
Gloria stressed that the committee will leverage on the donor's magnanimity to the take sports to another level over there.
The exclusive showpiece attracted some top politicians across the state including the state Commissioner for Solid Mineral, Hon Chidi Onyia.
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