EkoFootball beach Soccer Tournament 2014: Owibesebe BSC Crowned Champions
Its Beach Soccer season here in Lagos, Nigeria and the Lagos FA kicked off activities for the new beach soccer season with a one day tournament that had defending champions of the Eko Beach Soccer League Owibesebe BSC battle against Bridge Boys Beach Soccer Team, Young Strikers Beach Soccer Team and Pepsi Football Academy Beach Soccer Team in a Four Team Tournament that took place at the Elegushi Beach in Lagos.
The First game of the day was between Owibesebe BSC and the Young Strikers BSC. Owibesebe didn’t not hesitate to put the Young Strikers BSC to the sword.
Two Quick fire goals in the early minutes of the first period set the tone for the game as Owibesebe Confirmed their superiority over Young Strikers. The game eventually ended 6-1 in favor of the Boys from Badagry.
The second game was no less exciting as the Pepsi Football Academy BSC drew first Blood but were made to pay heavily for this by the Bridge Boys who went on rampage putting seven past the Pepsi Goalie. The game ended 7-3 in favor of the Bridge Boys and this victory qualified them for the finals of the one day event versus Owibesebe BSC while Young strikers were now to battle Pepsi Academy BSC in the 3rd place play-offs.
The third place match saw Young strikers defeat Pepsi Academy BSC 4-2 and this was definitely a marked improvement on the first games both team had earlier played.
The final game was everything a final game should be, as Bridge Boys BSC and Owibesebe BSC didn’t waste time to show the spectators what stuff they were made off. Bridge Boys were the first off the mark with a stunning goal that left the Owibesebe Goalie Sprawling, But the Boys Badagry showed the mettle they were made off when they fought back from a goal down to level scores and eventually score one more to emerge champions of the EkoFootball Beach Soccer Tournament.
A couple Off dignitaries were on hand to grace the occasion, chief among whom was the Commisioner of Sports Lagos State, Enitan Oshodi, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Football Matters Anthony Adeyinka Adeboye, First Vice Chairman Nigeria Football Federation And Chairman Lagos FA Seyi Akinwunmi, Vice Chairman Lagos FA Tade Azeez just to mention a few.
The Attention of Beach Soccer Lovers will now switch to the Eko Atlantic Beach, Venue of the Annual International Copa Lagos Beach Soccer Championship which Kicks Off on the 12th of December through to the 14th of December 2014.
The 2nd Season of the EkoFootball Beach Soccer League is expected to commence after the Copa Lagos International Beach Soccer Tournament
We’ve added few pictures from the 1 day tournament below: