NSF: Delta Girls Clinch Gold, Beat Nigeria U-17 Girls In Final

NSF: Delta Girls Clinch Gold, Beat Nigeria U-17 Girls In Final

Precious Oham

Team Delta State female football team has clinched the Gold medals at the 22nd National Sports Festival, Gateway Games Ogun 2024, after a gripping 7–6 penalty shootout victory over the Nigeria U-17 Girls, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The highly anticipated final which ended goalless in regulation time, saw Team Delta emerged winners during the penalty shootout.

The shootout stretched into sudden death, and it was goalkeeper Oparanyanwu Favour who rose to the occasion by saving two decisive spot-kicks to hand Delta a dramatic 7–6 victory.

Speaking after the match, Favour dedicated the victory to the Delta State Sports Commission Chairman and her teammates, attributing the win to their unity and belief.

“This medal is for our Chairman, the entire Team Delta family, and everyone who believed in us. It was not easy, especially with the kind of unsupportive audience we faced, but we stayed focused and got the result."