Following the successful screening of exceptional players selected from the ongoing Nigeria’s biggest grassroot football competition, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament, the selected side tested their might against two prominent Yenagoa based teams, Kingdom Stars and Afini FC.
The game was put together by the organizers of the Prosperity Cup to get the boys to begin to understand each other, ahead of some forthcoming scouting event.
While the Selected side, to be known as Prosperity Starlets beat Kingdom Stars two goals to nil, they were not able to muscle their way against the second team, Afini FC, as they lost one goal to nil.
According to the Director General of the Prosperity Cup, the game was to get the boys in shape ahead of other major friendly games as well as some scouting programs, noting that plans are also on ground to expose them to the handlers of the Golden Eaglets and the Flying Eagles.
He commended the boys for their good performance despite playing together for the first time, urging them to begin to work harder ahead of the forthcoming events, which might possibly take their football career to the next level.
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Technical Director of the Nigerian Football Federation, Austin Eguavoen who witnessed the games praised the state Governor, Douye Diri for throwing his weight behind sports development and football in particular, adding that the Prosperity Cup has projected Bayelsa in a positive light, and has also helped to showcase to the world that talents abound in the state.
He stressed that he will work with other stakeholders in the glass house to see that exceptional players get better clubs withing and outside the state, and also get a chance to showcase themselves in the nation’s cadre teams.
Also speaking, former Bendel Insurance coach Monday Odigie, said he wasn’t surprised with what he saw, as he has visited the state for previous finals, and also signed some players during his time with the Benin Arsenal.
Joining Coach Eguavoen to laud the state Governor’s massive support and initiative for sports and football development, he praised the organizers for ensuring the selection of young and talented players, adding that the players will be world beaters in their various position.
The Technical Director of the Nigerian Football Federation NFF, Coach Austin Eguavoen and the former Bendel Insurance coach are in Yenagoa for the the third place and final matches of the male and female categories of the Prosperity Cup billed for To Thursday, 14th and Friday, 15th of June 2025.
