Abuja Municipal, Kwali win big at FCT cadet handball tourney
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) and Kwali Area Council emerged winners at the just concluded FCT cadet handball championship as they dominated the medals table. The Under-12 and Under-15 Boys and Girls championships, which ought to have seen the six Area Councils of the FCT competing for honours, was reduced to a four-team tournament, […]
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The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) and Kwali Area Council emerged winners at the just concluded FCT cadet handball championship as they dominated the medals table.
The Under-12 and Under-15 Boys and Girls championships, which ought to have seen the six Area Councils of the FCT competing for honours, was reduced to a four-team tournament, after Bwari and Kuje Area Councils failed to show up.
In the final matches decided on Thursday, AMAC defeated Kwali Area Council 8-1 to win the U-12 trophy in the girls’ category while Kwali boys got back their pound of flesh as they edged AMAC 12-10 in the boys’ category.
The Under-15 Boys gold also went to Kwali Area Council while Abuja Municipal took the Silver.
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Positions were again reversed, as AMAC won the Under-15 gold medal in Girls’ U-12 at the expense of Kwali Area Council who settled for silver.
The highlight of the final was the speech by Dr. Gideon Chidiebere Osi, the CEO of Gosima Group, who announced a full sponsorship of the next two editions of the championship.
Meanwhile, the President of NAPHER-SD, Professor Florence Bola Adeyanju and former President of the NFF and one time Director of sports in the FCT, Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi were among the dignitaries who graced the event.