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WACO Academy Emerge 2019/20 FCT FA League Champions

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5 years ago

February 18, 2020

The Gleamer

…Defeat Winco Foam 4-1

Joel Ajayi

WACO Football Academy on Monday defeated Winco Foam FC 4-1 to lift the 2019 FCT FA league.

The thrilling encounter that climaxed the Super-four of the FCT FA league was played at the Area 3 Sports Complex.

WACO opened scoring in the 17th minute through their mercurial captain Enock Tanimu.

Three minutes later Odama Ebiriku doubled the lead for the enterprising WACO boys to make it 2-0.

In the second half, Winco Foam changed strategy to curtail the midfield dominance of thier opponent, but just three minutes into the half, WACO’s Silas John made it three through a header.

In the 55th minute Winco Foam’s Kingsley Chinedu scored a spectacular solo effort to reduce the deficit to 1-3, but it was too little too late.

The free scoring WACO boys rounded up the game in the 67th minute with a fine goal by Peter Agba to make it 4-1.

WACO FC will represent FCT in the Nigeria Nationwide League Division 3 playoff.

High point of the match was the presentation of trophy to WACO FA, runners up and third place medal respectively.

There are cash prizes for the three teams; WACO Football Academy will be awarded Two hundred thousand (N200,000) with free Aiteo Cup registration, the runners up, Winco Foam FC get One hundred thousand (N100,000) and will not also pay for the registration of this year’s State Aiteo Cup, while third place, Abees Football Academy are rewarded with Fifty thousand naira (N50,000) only.

Enock Tanimu who emerged Best Player of The Tournament is awarded a Winco Foam and football boot, while Ejike Philip Highest Goal Scorer with 15 goals also received a Football Boot, plaque and Winco Foam.

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NSF: Oparaoji, Ekpeyong, Quadri Gear Up for Tough Quarterfinal Clashes in Abeokuta

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2 weeks ago

May 23, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The tennis courts at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Abeokuta are buzzing with intensity as the competition hits the quarterfinal stage in both the men’s and women’s singles events, following a gripping round of 16.

Men’s Singles Quarterfinals:

Abubakar Yusuf of FCT will square off against Rivers State’s Abua Canice. Yusuf booked his spot with a 4-0, 4-2 win over Ehigiamusoe Endurance of Edo, while Canice cruised past Azi David 4-1, 4-0.

Bayelsa’s Uche Oparaoji faces Adeleye Daniel of Ekiti in a clash of skill and strategy. Oparaoji outclassed Urenyang Nuhu of Taraba 4-1, 4-2, just as Adeleye powered past Kaduna’s Ibrahim Sulaiman with the same scoreline.

In one of the most anticipated ties, Danjuma Lucky (FCT) will lock horns with Bayelsa’s top seed David Ekpeyong. Danjuma came through a thrilling contest against Ekiti’s Abamu Matthew, rallying to win 1-4, 4-2, 10-5, while Ekpeyong dominated Taraba’s Rubi Toba 4-0, 4-2.

Home favourite Christopher Bulus of Ogun will battle Edo’s Michael Chima for a semifinal ticket. Bulus swept past Rivers’ Timibra Godsgift 4-1, 4-0, while Chima triumphed over Delta’s Iloputa Ikechukwu in a straight-set win.

Women’s Singles Quarterfinals:

Delta’s Barakat Quadri, fresh off a 4-1, 4-0 win over Rebecca Ekpeyong of Bayelsa, will face rising star Emmanuel Bright of the IJA (Invited Junior Athletes), who overcame Rivers’ Maxwell Timipre 4-2, 5-3.

Edo’s Omotayo Blessing will battle Akwa Ibom’s Udoffa Mary in what promises to be a fiery encounter. Omotayo brushed aside Ekiti’s Adeusi Jesutoyosi 4-0, 4-1, while Udoffa outplayed Moses Favour of Kaduna 5-3, 4-0.

Elsewhere, Ogunjobi Success of Ekiti will test her mettle against Aina Goodnews of IJA, and Akwa Ibom’s Etoro Bassey faces Ogun’s Yakubu Ohunene in a South-South vs South-West showdown.

With the quarterfinals locked in, tennis fans are in for a thrilling ride as the battle for medals intensifies under the Abeokuta sun.

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