The Ekiti State University Football team known as EKSU Galacticos have emerged the third place winners of the 2024 edition of the MOB UNITY CUP Championship.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that EKSU Galacticos defeated Alara football club in an exciting match.
The match was played at the Christ School football field in Ado Ekiti.
The EKSU team opened scoring through a well connected free kick at the edge of the box which eventually resulted in an own goal in the fifth minute of play.
The team went on to score the second goal in the 33rd minute of play through Adesoji Semilore who dribbled past two defenders.
The second half of the competition produced no goal as both teams lost many scoring chances thus leaving the goal line at two nil at the end of the regulation time.
With the completion of the third place match, the stage is set for the final match both in the male and female categories.
According to a statement by the Chairman Media Committee of the championship, Mr Toyin Ayoola, he said The Organising committee of the tournament would soon meet to fix a date for the final.
The final match in the male category will hold between NYSC Samba boys of Irepodun/Irepodun local government and Delight football club of Ado–Ekiti while the final of the female category will hold between Golden Queens and Ajakaye Memorial Babes of Iyin in Irepodun Irepodun/Ifelodun.
This second edition of the championship has been rated as one of the best organised youth soccer tournaments in Ekiti by football stakeholders considering the organisation and rewards for outstanding teams and players.
Ayoola said aside from the winners of 2024 edition, there would be mouthwatering gifts for outstanding players while the sponsor of the championship Sen. Michael Bamidele representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District has assured other goodies for coaches, referees and outstanding sports writers.
NAN Recalled that at the completion of the last edition, Sen. Bamidele gave scholarship to some coaches in a bid to enhance their professional coaching capacity.
