It’s Southwest derby day as Remo Stars, Sporting Lagos fight for crown

Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) will get a taste of the emerging Southwest derby when newcomers, Sporting Lagos battles Remo Stars for the maiden Naija Super Eight Tournament title.

The battle ground is the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos and on offer is the N25 million top prize money.

Newly promoted Sporting Lagos have been on fire in their maiden competition involving big league clubs and getting to the final of a competition that featured such teams as Enyimba, Rivers United, Akwa United and Lobi Stars shows how good the team is.

Against the NPFL second-best team, Remo Stars, is another test the John Offor-led team would relish. Sporting Lagos recovered from a goal down to beat the more experienced Akwa United 2-1 to qualify for the final, while Daniel Ogunmodede’s Remo Stars secured a slot in the final, courtesy of a 2-1 victory over Lobi Stars in their semifinal on Friday.

Looking forward to today’s final, Coach Offor said his boys are going into the game to enjoy themselves. “Whatever the result on Sunday, we have achieved our aim for the season. We will come out to express and enjoy ourselves on Sunday and see what comes out of it,” he said.

Remo Stars coach, Daniel Ogunmodede, has a different view from his Sporting Lagos counterpart. He is emphatic about the likely outcome of the game. “We are going to win this trophy. Everything gives me assurance that we will win it,” he said.

The Naija Super Eight final will kick-off at 5.00 p.m.

Apart from the competition’s trophy, the winner of the final game will get N25 million. This is in addition to N3 million earned for each group and semifinal match. The runner-up will get N9 million.

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