Ikorodu City Wins first FA.CUP

By Nurudeen Adebayo and Tolulope Onifade 
Nigeria National League side, Ikorodu City Football Club has been crowned champions of Lagos following their victory at the final of the state 2023 FA Cup tournament.

Ikorodu City defeated Smart City Football club 2-0 in an intriguing game to emerge winners of the oldest cup competition in the state.

It could be recalled the football club was founded two years ago, the club has now won its first major silverware while also emerging the first club from Ikorodu division to clinch FA Cup glory.
The new champions who were first timers at the tournament last season were edged out in the quarterfinals by NPFL side, MFM FC.

This win has now placed the Oga Boys in the annals of history as one of the clubs to clinch the prestigious Lagos FA Cup.
An attack by lanky striker, Ayomide Cole led to the first goal after the defense of Smart City were rattled into giving in to an own goal.

A determined Ayomide Cole would return in the early minutes of the second half with an amazing strike to nail the fate of the opposing team.
In a post on his twitter official twitter page, Ayomide expressed his excitement.

“It was a great feat, a delectable performance as I contributed to my team, Ikorodu City FC triumph in the Lagos FA Cup final by scoring a goal and emerging as the player of the match” the post read.

Skipper, Sabastian Godwin was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament while his partner in defence, Uche Emmanuel won the Man of the Match award.

The side’s goalie, Victor Ogbonna who is famous for his memorable saves during the Semi Final clash was crowned Goalkeeper of the tournament.

Reacting to the triumph, Abdul Hammed Yusuf, a twitter user commented on the official twitter page of Ikorodu City.

"This is massive team, congratulations to the owner, coaches, players, and other technical members. The best is yet to come” He said.

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