Erema Jackson Unity Cup: Omunwei FC Beats Igwuruta-Ali FC 6-1

Final of the median edition of Ereme Jackson unity football cup competition among eight teams in lgwuruta community in lkwerre Local Government Area of Rivers state, was played last Sunday.
The encounter which was witnessed by huge crowd at  lgwuruta community secondary school field saw Omunwei FC beat her Igwuruta-Ali FC counterpart 6-1 via penalty  shootout after a barren draw regulation time.
However, both teams were in their best element, except that poor marksmanship in front of the goal was their greatest undoings till the centre referee signalled the end of the match.
Speaking at the side line of the game, the cup donor/sponsor of the competition,
Ereme Jackson Nwagwu, disclosed that the hall mark of sponsoring the football cup competition was basically to foster unity in Igwuruta community and also to use the platform to discover some budding talents who could be assisted to go for trials outside Nigeria.
“Already,my company has started partnering with a football club in Ukraine known as AFRIK Athletico FC and they have accepted to absorb any qualified good player from the grassroots level into their club,” he frankly stated.
Nwagwu, while urging the youths to put in their best in active participation in the game of football, assured to make the competition an annual event.
It would be pertinent to note that apart from the presentation of the gold trophy to the eventual winner, there were also some consolation prizes given to the highest goal scorer, most valuable player and the best goalkeeper of the tournament.