joshuaBasira off-season final: Team Shammasu emerges champions
Alhaji Salisu Usman Galadima ( l) presenting the trophy to the winner of the tournament
By Esther Akaa, Lafia
Lafia East Primary School in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State was packed with excited fans on Friday as they watched the Basira off-season final competition.
The competitive match between Team Shammasu Mohammed and Team Mohammed Sabo culminated in a penalty shootout, with Team Shammasu winning the competition 4–3 goals.
The last match, which began at precisely 5:14 pm, saw both teams working harder to score in the opening round, but the first 45 minutes ended goalless.
The second half saw Team Sabo dominates the game with considerable vigor to win, but their opponent did not enable them to achieve their aim as they defended their coast, resulting in 90 minutes of goalless play.
The moment that pleased both teams’ fans arrived when players took their turn in the penalty shootout, with team Shammasu emerging as the tournament champions after scoring four goals, three of which were scored by team Sabo.
During the presentation of wards and trophies to the winners, the tournament organiser, Alhaji Salisu Usman Galadima, expressed satisfaction with the performance of both teams during the final match.
Alhaji Galadima who is also the Chairman, Nasarawa State Football Association ( FA) said the aim of organising the tournament was to prepare players towards upcoming leagues such as the Premier League, Nigeria Nationwide League (NNL) and Nationalwide League One (NLO) , saying that the teams performed well during the tournament.
” I am impressed with the organisation of this tournament and the conduct of the participating teams and I assure you that this event will be sustained,” he said.
He, therefore presented the sum of N200,000 to the winner of the competition, Team Sabo N150,000 as 1st runner up .
Others who got accolades included Sabo Gambo Mohammed as Best Player of the event and Musa Adamu as Highest Goal Scorer, who scored four goals during the event.
Mustapha Galadima was named Best Goalkeeper, Emmanuel Bala was named Young Player of the Tournament, and other awards were given out.
