Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State says, apart from his resolve to upgrade sports facilities in the state, where all local government areas will have a stadium, his administration has begun a talent hunt for young footballers.
Fintiri said this during the Governor’s Cup finals in Yola, the state capital.
The final was a clash between the football teams from Yola North Local Government Area and Jada Local Government Area.
The teams played goalless at full time and had to be decided through a penalty shootout that ended 4:2 in favour of the Jada team.
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Governor Fintiri, who led the government delegation to the event, lauded the high level of sportsmanship and discipline demonstrated by the players across the 21 local government areas and announced a cash reward of one million Naira for each team.
At the end of the game, team Lamurde Local Government Area came third, team Yola North came second, while Jada won the Championship.
(Editor: Okechukwu Eze)
