From Abel Leonard, Lafia
Nasarawa State Agency for Youth Empowerment Scheme, NAYES, defeated the Nigeria Police Force, Nasarawa State Command, 9-8 on penalty shootout to emerge Champions in the keenly contested Maiden Edition of the Governor Abdullahi Sule Inter-Security Agencies Football Competition on Sunday evening.
After full-time score line ended goalless, penalty shootout was used to determine the eventual winners.
Each side squandered one spot kick in the first session leading to a marathon shootout proceeding, with NAYES winning the tie-breaker 9-8, and sent their fans who had trooped into the Football Field of Federal University, Lafia, into a frenzy.
In the 3rd-place play-off, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, laboured to a 6-5 penalty shootout victory after regulation time ended 1-1 apiece.
Presenting the trophy to the winners, Governor Abdullahi Sule, represented by the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Amb. Lucky Isaac Yargwa, congratulated NAYES for defying the odds to emerge winners of the tournament.
From Abel Leonard, Lafia
Nasarawa State Agency for Youth Empowerment Scheme, NAYES, defeated the Nigeria Police Force, Nasarawa State Command, 9-8 on penalty shootout to emerge Champions in the keenly contested Maiden Edition of the Governor Abdullahi Sule Inter-Security Agencies Football Competition on Sunday evening.
After full-time score line ended goalless, penalty shootout was used to determine the eventual winners.
Each side squandered one spot kick in the first session leading to a marathon shootout proceeding, with NAYES winning the tie-breaker 9-8, and sent their fans who had trooped into the Football Field of Federal University, Lafia, into a frenzy.
In the 3rd-place play-off, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, laboured to a 6-5 penalty shootout victory after regulation time ended 1-1 apiece.
Presenting the trophy to the winners, Governor Abdullahi Sule, represented by the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Amb. Lucky Isaac Yargwa, congratulated NAYES for defying the odds to emerge winners of the tournament.