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Kanu, Amokachi preach grassroots development as RADA wins Ndigboamaka Championship

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Refrigeration and Air-condition Dealers Association (RADA), at the weekend, defeated Adams International Market 6-5 on penalty shoot out to win the maiden Ndigboamaka All Markets Football Championship held at the Legacy Pitch, National Stadium, Lagos.The championship, which was organised to unify traders in Lagos State and also unearth talents from the grassroots, ended 1-1 in regular time and had to be settled via a penalty shoot.Speaking at the end of the final game, grand patron and sponsor of the championship, Prof.

Obiora Okonkwo, commended the players and coaches for making the event a success.Okonkwo said that the now yearly Igboamaka Championship will, from 2023, be organised as a football league to lift its standard.“The 2022 Igboamaka Championship was successful and we give thanks to God for a successful tourney.“In the game of football, everybody is a winner.

The final of the championship was so competitive that the ex Super Eagles stars, who graced the occasion, Kanu Nwankwo and Daniel Amokachi have discovered talents that they would help to expose their skills in their football career. ““We thank the Lagos State government for their support and assure that the Igboamaka Football Championship will continue to progress.

More teams will participate in the championship next year,” he said.Ex Super Eagles stars, Kanu and Amokachi, described grassroots football as the right tool for Nigeria’s football development and talent delivery.They pledged their continued support for Nigeria’s football development at all levels.

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