UI All Stars win veterans championship in Ibadan

University of Ibadan (UI) All Stars has emerged the winners of the maiden Championship, Veterans Football Championship organised by the Ibadan Soccer Ambassadors, in conjunction with the Ibadan Football Association.

The All Star defeated Ibadan City All Stars (ICAS) by a lone goal. The only goal of the competition was scored towards the end of the first half of the match by Allen Eduvehre.

The third place prize went to the Wesley All Stars after they worked over Bodija Housing All Stars, who didn’t turn up.

Coach Sanusi Adeniyi of Wesley All Stars won the Best Behaved Coach, Nurudeen Fijabi of Ibadan Soccer Ambassadors Team A won the Most Valuable Player and Omokhabi Emmanuel of UI All Stars won the Highest Goal Scorer.

The occasion also witnessed Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ibadan Soccer Ambassadors, where Alhaji Wasiu Rufai was installed as the new President of the club. In his acceptance speech, the new President promised to build on the achievements of the immediate past president, Barrister Tajudeen Alli, who he described as his brother, leader and role model.

“I will consolidate on the achievements of the immediate past president, his development plans is enviable and must be built on. We shall make good contribution to the renovation and reconstruction of the Olubadan Stadium and shall make IFA League the largest. The Seven A Side Veterans Championship that we started this year shall be maintained. “First we shall meet with Segun Odegbami, Mutiu Adepoju, Ike Shorumu and others, our meeting with them shall be based on their return to the club and facilitate others return as well. We shall visit and assist the family of our late members including families of late Rashidi Yekini, Nuru and others,” he added.