Are FC Wins Ekiti Football League as Football stakeholders storm Ekiti

Are FC Wins Ekiti Football League as Football stakeholders storm Ekiti

Hassan Abdulsalam 21:45 - 20.05.2023

Are FC defeated Rajjy FC 3-0 in the final at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado Ekiti, on Saturday.

Are FC won the Bet9ja Ekiti Football League title with a commanding 3-0 victory over Rajjy FC in the championship game, which was played at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium in Ado Ekiti.

The two teams entered the game with a great rivalry in the league and were both seeking to win the grand prize. The tension in the stadium was high as both sets of fans created a lively environment.

Ekiti Football League
Are FC Wins Ekiti Football League

The first few minutes of the game were tense, but Are FC quickly asserted themselves when league MVP Blessing Salako gave his team the lead in the 20th minute. Before halftime, Are FC doubled their lead. Finally, Blessing Salako scored the third and final goal of the game to put the cherry on top for Are FC and make the final score 3-0.

Shalom FC also emerged victorious in the battle for third place, defeating Ipoti Comet FC 2-1.

Dignitaries storm Ekiti

Ekiti State is agog and buzzing with untold excitement as the final of the 2023 edition of the League.

Dignitaries storm Ekiti for Ekiti football league

Like honey to bees, the Bet9ja Ekiti football league has drawn elite football stars who are prepared in Ado-Ekiti. The tournament has recently been hailed as the best-organized grassroots football championship in Nigeria.

They include the Chairman of the Osun State Football Association, Chief Razak Ishola, the Chief Operating Officer of the Nigeria Nationwide League One, Sola Ogunowo, Ex-Nigeria International and LaLiga Ambassador, Mutiu Adepoju, MON.

Spectators at the grand finale of Ekiti Football League

Others are the Chairman of the Ibadan Football Association, Barr. Rotimi Alli, LaLiga’s representative in Nigeria/Ghana, Ayodeji Adegbenro, high-flying sports journalist Tobi Adepoju, Tunde Akinbinu, a board member of the Ondo State Football Association, and Owolabi Mustapha of MaxxConnection.

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