Greatness is nothing but repeated excellence as cadet players from the State of Osun demonstrated their supremacy once again in Sagamu at the just concluded NFF/Zenith Bank Future Eagles zonal competitions.
The State Football Association lads excelled in both categories of U-13 and U-15 tourney in brilliant fashions. The state endured a chastising first stanza in the hand of their Lagos counterparts before drawing level after the restart in the final of U-13 category.
The game would later stretched to penalty shootout and the luck swings to Omoluabi junior soldiers. Lagos State missed a kick while the eventual winner (State of Osun) didn't miss any from the spot.
The state U-15 boys enjoyed a smooth ride throughout their contest with Ogun. The red hot goal poacher Komolafe Samson was classy to behold throughout the encounter. The Ijesa born super kid scored twice as 'Ise ya' rhythm state was nailed by 4-1. Komolafe topped the scorers chat with 3 goals to his credit.
This is the first time state of Osun would sweep both honors in the two categories, having won U-15 category and came second in the U-13 category during the last edition in Sagamu.
The boys fought gallantly and it's back to back for U-15 boys as noted by the team coach Abdul Rasaq Azeez, " my boys are to be praised for taking note of our tactical assignments. They really responded when it matters most.
" We didn't have much time to prepare but they showed everyone that their minds were not in disarray from training to war front, I can see their resilience and mobility. I want to thank them for making the state proud, and I urge the management to wholly motivate these lads.
"The FA chairman, Chief Joseph Taiwo Ogunjobi has supported us greatly and we are seriously indebted to him. I want to urge the state government to kindly improve the sporting facilities in the state because, useful talents are seriously scattered across our dear state." Hoppers as he is fondly called submitted.
Fourteen (14) players were picked from the state's victorious U-13 and U -15 representatives to form part of the squad that will further represent the zone in the regional competition in Enugu.
_@seyiakanni_
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