By Kehinde Osagiede
The curtain was today drawn on women’s football game in the ongoing National Sports Festival, holding in Benin with the host team girls carrying the day.
Moses Esther scored a beautiful goal in the 44th minute to win gold for Edo.
The Lagosians were a dreaded side in the tournament but Edo proved why their Etin (power) overpower them.
On the road to the finals, Team Edo beat defending champions FCT, Borno, and Imo states before pipping Lagos.
Team Delta picked the consolation 3rd place medal after beating Kaduna 3-1.
Meanwhile, Temple Bethel has similarly made Edo proud with an impressive performance in the Cycling elimination game as he beat Emmanuel Gabriel (1:56:30) of Borno and Sadiq Ajibola (1:57:50.10) of Oyo to win a gold medal for Edo after covering a distance of 60.8 K within 1:55:25.78 time.
