GRASOF: Dona Stars off to winning Start

Dona Stars of Abia State yesterday opened their account on the Niger Delta Improvement Fee (NDDC) U17 Peace Cup on a successful word following a decent 2-1 win over Kifa FC of Ondo within the opening sport of the competitors being organised by Grassroot Sports activities Federation of Nigeria (GRASOF).

The event which kicked off yesterday on the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi Uku at 1pm, noticed Christian Sunday scoring the earliest purpose to this point, discovering the again of the online within the 4th minute however the resilient Ondo facet levelled up seven minutes later via winger Sowade Daniel.

Chinemerem Eze, nonetheless, scored the successful purpose for Dona Stars within the seventeenth minute of the vigorous encounter.

The curtain raiser was alter adopted by the opening ceremony on the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba within the presence of high officers of the NDDC, the Niger Delta Ministry, former Internationals and soccer stakeholders.

In the meantime, the screening of gamers have been concluded with a number of gamers disqualified on account of age discrepancies which subsequently decreased the variety of registered gamers to execute the competitors

The screening was adopted by the attracts, the place Diamond Stars of Cross River, Campus FC of Imo, New Evangel of Bayelsa and Caravans Soccer Academy of Akwa Ibom will battle for the 2 high spot from Group A1, as El-Godz FC of Abia, Wonderful Academy of Edo, Genesis FC of Rivers and Delta Pressure of Delta will battle in Group A2.

In Group B1, Kifa FC of Ondo, One Stars of Edo, Dona Stars of Abia, Delta United of Delta and Progress FC of Rivers might be commerce tackles, whereas Dynamic SPMD of Akwa Ibom, Ever Brilliant FC of Imo, Secure Facet FC off Cross River and Future Dynamics of Bayelsa State, will battle in Group B2.

4 centres will host the competitors – Delta State Polytechnic Ogwuashi Uku with two centres, Jay Jay Okocha Stadium Ogwashi Uku, and the Adaigbo Secondary Faculty area, Ogwashi Uku

The finals is slated for the 18th December on the well-known Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba.