By Isiaih Ojo
The incumbent President General of Ozoro kingdom, Odio Beckley Asiafa has congratulated and splashed the winner of the Ozoro Football Association tournament, Oruamudhu Community Football Club, with financial gift for winning the year 2024 Ozoro Unity Cup/Inter-Community Football Championship competition.
The congratulatory message and cash gift followed Oraumudhu’s triumph over Uruto community with 1 – 0 victory last Wednesday at the Amawhe Primary School field in Ozoro, the headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State.
While speaking, the PG Asiafa said “First of all, let me start by thanking the two teams; you played very well but in the game of football, there must be somebody on top. Before the next edition of this competition, we might have another tournament because somebody I met outside Nigeria wants something like this. I told the person my passion was to take some Ozoro boys outside of the country playing football even if it is at the first, second division or premiership”
A goal in the second half by Oboyano Precious from the penalty spot gave Oruamudhu the cup after a foul was committed in the box.
Furthermore, Odio Asiafa donated the sum of N200,000 to the Ozoro Football Association (OFA) to support the Launching of N10 Million Naira Football kit for Ozoro United FC and registration for OFA cup and league 2025 football season.
“As the President General, I will give both teams N50,000 each and as for the organisers of OFA football competition, on Friday I will give them N200,000” he concluded.
In his address, the Chairman of the ceremony, Hon. Engr. Orobosa Ashaka donated the sum of N2,000,000 (Two Million Naira) to OFA with further assurance to scout and recruit young talents from Ozoro into his football academy that is registered and recognised by FIFA.
In his statement, “At the end of this competition, we will select the best two players and send them to an academy to start with. If they are able to scale through the academy, we know what to do from there because I also have my own football academy, I am registered with FIFA”
“The second part of it is that, regarding the launching, by Friday, am going to send the sum of N2,000,000 (Two Million Naira) ” he added.
Highlights of the event were Individual awards and cash gift of Ten Thousand Naira each handed over to the Most Valuable Player, Stephen Job (Oraumudhu), the Best Goalkeeper, Omamezi Joshua Oreva (Uruto) and the Highest Goal Scorer, Eyeno Emmanuel (Uruto) who netted 3 goals across the competition.
