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 Otunba Isiaka Adeleke Memorial Cup: Eyiowuawi FC Crowned Champions After Defeating Hammola Int'l FC Babatunde Eyiowuawi FC, was crowned the Champions of the Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Cup, on Saturday evening, edging past Hammola Int'l FC 6-5 via penalties after a goalless 90 minutes of football.  The match which was held at the Federal Polytechnic Ede Football Pitch had in attendance, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) 2018 Gubernatorial Candidate, Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, Osun PDP Chairman, Chief Sunday Bisi, Elder Peter Babalola, Chief Bayo Faforiji, Timi of Ede, Oba Minirudeen Lawal, and many other dignitaries.  The final match witnessed a lot of interesting moments but  unlike the first edition played last year, this year's edition needed  penalty shootouts to decide the winners both in the third place game and the final match. In the third place game, New United FC, Ejigbo beat GFCC Ede-North, 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1 full time draw

Babatunde Eyiowuawi FC, was crowned the Champions of the Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Cup, on Saturday evening, edging past Hammola Int'l FC 6-5 via penalties after a goalless 90 minutes of football.  The match which was held at the Federal Polytechnic Ede Football Pitch had in attendance, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) 2018 Gubernatorial Candidate, Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, Osun PDP Chairman, Chief Sunday Bisi, Elder Peter Babalola, Chief Bayo Faforiji, Timi of Ede, Oba Minirudeen Lawal, and many other dignitaries.  The final match witnessed a lot of interesting moments but  unlike the first edition played last year, this year's edition needed  penalty shootouts to decide the winners both in the third place game and the final match. In the third place game, New United FC, Ejigbo beat GFCC Ede-North, 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1 full time draw. And in the final Babatunde Eyiowuawi FC, who came third last year, defeated Hammola Int'l FC, Ido-O

The stage is now set for the final of this year's Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Cup, as Babatunde Eyiowuawi FC, Ede-South defeated GFCC Ede-North by 2-0 in the second Semi-Final played on Thursday, at the Ido-Osun High School, Ido-Osun. Goals from Farooq Oyeniyi and Taiwo Lawal in the 65th and 77th minute ensured that the Ede-South based side got to their first ever final.  Recall that the first Semi-Final played between Hammola Int'l FC and New Dawn FC on Wednesday also ended 2-0 in favour of the Ido-Osun side.  The final of the tournament between Hammola Int'l FC and Babatunde Eyiowuawi FC will come up this Saturday, January 15th, which is a significant date, as it is the birthday of the late first executive Governor of Osun State, Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke.   The Competition, which is dedicated in honour of the first Civilian Governor of Osun State, Otunba Isiaka Adeleke is solely sponsored by Rep. Bamidele Salam who represents the good people of Ede North

The final of the second edition of the Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Cup is taking shape as Ido-Osun based side, Hammola Int'l FC booked one of the tickets after defeating New United FC of Ejigbo by two goals to nil on Wednesday evening at the Muslim High School Ede Football pitch.  Two beautiful strike from Adekunle Shakiru and Abiodun Tiamiyu gave the Ido-Osun based side the win needed against a strong New United FC side.  The 'Lee Bombers' showed class and dexterity right from the start of the game and left no one in doubt in their determination to pick one of the final tickets.  The Egbedore flag bearers will now meet the winners of the Semi-Final clash between Babatunde Eyiowuawi FC (Ede South) and GFCC FC (Ede North) which will come up at the Ido-Osun High School, Ido-Osun on Thursday Evening. Customary of the sponsor of the annual grassroot football fiesta, Representative Bamidele Salam, presented both Hamola FC Ido-Osun and New United FC Ejigbo with brand

Confluence Queens FC star Mercy Omokwo and Naija Ratels FC Manager Bankole Olowookeere have won the Naija Women Football League Awards player and Manager of the month.  Mercy Omokwo finished ahead of Naija Ratels forward Olamide Adugbe and Nasarawa Amazons Abigail Sunday to win the coveted monthly awards.   The Confluence Queens forward scooped the prize after some sensational performances in the matches against Pelican Stars and Osun Babes. She netted the first hat-trick of the season against Pelican Stars on Matchday one and went ahead to score the only goal as her team went past Osun Babes in Ile-Ogbo.  In all, Mercy Omokwo scored four goals in three matches, same as Olamide Adugbe, who also scored four goals in three matches, with fewer number of minutes played.  In the Manager's category, Bankole Olowookeere edged out Liadi Bashiru of Confluence Queens and Christopher Danjuma of Nasarawa Amazons to win his first Manager of the month awards.  Seven points out of nine possible g

  Babatunde Eyiowuawi FC of Ede on Monday cruised past Molababs FC in the first Quarter-Final of the ongoing Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Cup.  Eyiowuawi FC who were last year's second runners up dominated in most part of the game and deservedly earned a 2-1 victory over their opponent.  The Ede-South based side created alot of goalscoring chances and before the hour mark scored the first goal of the game, scoring one more later in the game to become the first side to book a spot in the Semi-Final of the prestigious football tournament held in honour of the first Civilian Governor of Osun State, Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke.  Molababs FC made a flurry of changes mid way in an attempt to turn the tables with an equalizer, but were unable to breach the Eyiowuawi FC defence.  With this result, Babatunde Eyiowuawi FC will now face the winner of the second quarter final game between GFCC Ede North and Unity FC, which will come up today at the Muslim Grammar School Ede.  The

 Nominees For NWFL Premiership Player And Manager Of December Revealed.  The Organisers of the Naija Women Football League Awards have revealed nominees for the Player and Manager for the month of December. Three players namely Abigail Sunday of Nasarawa Amazons, Olamide Adugbe of Naija Ratels and Mercy Omokwo of Confluence Queens made the shortlist for the prestigious monthly awards.  Mercy Omokwo played all three games for Confluence Queens in the month of December, scoring four goals, including the first hat-trick of the season against Pelican Stars on Matchday one. She also went on to score the only goal of the match against Osun Babes, to give her side successive victory in the new campaign. Her team is placed second in group A with two wins and a draw.  Olamide Adugbe of Naija Ratels is the only player in the league to have scored in all the three games played in December. In all the games, she came in as a substitute, scoring one against Osun Babes on Matchday one, leveled up in