FC IfeanyiUbah, yesterday emerged the winners of the 2016 men’s
Federation Cup competition after a 5-4 penalty shootout defeat of
Nasarawa United at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
Both teams battled to a 0-0 draw in regulation time at the final watched
by Nasarawa State Governor, Umar Tanko Al-Makura, Sports Minister
Solomon Dalung, Chairman of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Deji
Tinubu and the full compliment of the Executive Committee and Management
of Nigeria Football Federation led by the President, Mr. Amaju Melvin
Pinnick.
In the shoot –out, Seun Sogbeso, whose goal from the penalty spot
steered Nasarawa United to the final at the expense of Enyimba FC in
Ibadan, saw his tame kick saved by Warriors’ goalkeeper, Uche Okafor to
hand the trophy to the boys from Nnewi.
FC IfeanyiUbah will now fly Nigeria’s flag in next year’s CAF Confederation Cup. Big congrats to them.