Thursday, November 21, 2024

AITEO Cup: New Winner To Emerge As Defending Champions Bow Out Of Tournament


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AITEO Cup: New Winner To Emerge As Defending Champions Bow Out Of Tournament By Omolagba Oluwayemi Three NWFL clubs booked their place in the semi-final of the ongoing 2021 Aiteo Women's Cup as we await one more fixture to complete the last four pairings, BSNSports.com.ng reports. On Monday, defending champion of the Women Aiteo Cup, Nasarawa Amazons bow out of the competition after losing to Lagos side, FC Robo 3-2 on penalties. The game ended in a 1-1 after regulation time. At the popular Soccer Temple stadium in Agege Lagos, it also finished a 1-1 draw between Edo Queens and Osun Babes in the regulation time but it was the Queens from Edo who progressed after a 4-3 penalty win. Bayelsa Queens were no match for Delta Queens as they ran out 2-0 victorious to pick the semi-final ticket while the match between surprise team of the tournament, Bright Future and NWFL league champions, Rivers Angels suffered a postponement. Quarter-Finals Results FT: Nasarawa Amazons (2) 1 vs FC Robo Queens 1 (3) FT: Edo Queens 1 (4) vs Osun Babes 1 (3) FT: Bayelsa Queens 2 vs Delta Queens 0 Bright Future vs Rivers Angels (P/p). With the defending champions out already, the cup will definitely produce a new winner for this year's edition but with NWFL teams flying high at the moment, it is hard to determine where the pendulum swings.
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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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