July 30, (THEWILL) – It was a beehive of activities at the prestigious Bayelsa Ox-bow Lake Arena, as the inaugural edition of the one day 5-aside football tournament tagged, “Lakeside Soccer”, sponsored by the Izuo Justin Otuogha Initiative, came to a conclusion with Light Football Academy emerging winners.
THEWILL reports that Ekuleama Nembe Boys defeated Bayelsa Professionals 1-0 to win the grand prize of Two Hundred thousand Naira (200,000).
Speaking shortly after the breathtaking final, the sponsor of the tournament, Izuo Justin Otuogha, commended the various teams that participated in the competition.
He described the tournament “as a positive initiative to engage the brimming Bayelsa Youths, as part of efforts to consolidate on the achievements of the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, in the past couple of years in youth development through sports.
According to Izuo Justin Otuogha, “Lakeside Soccer is a testament to the fact that Bayelsa youths are talented and hungry for success.”
He, however, promised to embark on subsequent edition of the Lakeside Soccer, that would be bigger and better, as it is aimed to engage youths and compliment the efforts of the Bayelsa State Government in the pursuit of youth development.
Similarly, Izuo lauded the immense role of Urbs Global Services Ltd., the organisers and his FGC, Odi family played in making sure the tournament achieved its desired aim of discovering budding talents in the state.
