Football actions at the much-anticipated Anambra State Traders Sports Competition commenced yesterday, Wednesday, across the eight venues in the state.
The competition was simultaneously kicked off by the Chairman of Anambra State Sports Development Commission, Patrick-Estate Onyedum, and President General of Anambra State Amalgamated Market Traders Association, ASMATA, Humphrey Anuna, at Awka and Onitsha respectively.
At the Awka centre holding at the All Saints Church field, Amaenyi, Awka, Onyedum kicked off the game between Odera Market and Arthur Eze Market Awka, which ended 9-2 in favour of Odera Market team.
Onyedum commended the teams for their turn out, and urged them to play in the spirit of sportsmanship.
At Chuba Ikpeazu stadium in Onitsha, the President General of ASMATA, Anuna, said traders were happy for the opportunity provided by Governor Chukwuma Soludo for them to express themselves in the area of sports.
He said that the ASMATA management team is fully involved in the competition, and assured that welfare and security of the participating teams and spectators were priorities, adding that after the competition, Anambra and Nigeria will have new players that will add value to sports because traders are also talented.
The match at Chuba-Ikpeazu Stadium between Bida Road Market Onitsha and God’s Portion Plaza ended in favour of the Bida Market team after a walkover over their opponents, God’s Portion Plaza team.
At Rojenny Stadium Oba, Grain Seeds Market defeated Motorcycle Spare Parts Nkpor by 3-2, while Old Mercedes Benz Nkpor and Electrical market Obosi had walkover wins over Amalgamated Bakery Materials and New Motor Spare Parts respectively.
Tagbo Akachukwu of Grain Seeds Market was the man of the day after all his team’s three goals.
In Ogbaru Zone, Iron Dealers market football team beat Ogbaru Main Market by 8-7 on penalty shootout after goalless draw during regulation time.
Two other games scheduled for the day between Ogba Efele vs Okoro Ichida and Ogbo Agbada vs United Petro-Chemical did not hold
The Anambra State Traders Sports Competition is featuring other events including, table tennis, draft and ncho.
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