The Golden Boys Football Club of Kawo, Kaduna has emerged winner of the 2024 Seyi Tinubu Renewed Hope Kawo Unity December Cup after defeating Kawo Tornadoes Football Club by 4-2 on penalty shootout in the final match of the Competition.
Golden Boys opened the scoring before Abdulazeez Butu of Kawo Tornadoes levelled the game to 1-1 draw during the first stanza sending the game straight to penalty shootout where two players of Tornadoes missed their kick to hand over the trophy to Golden Boys.
Speaking during the Final match, Senior Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Community Engagement Northeast, Abdulhameed Yahaya Abba, commended Seyi Tinubu and the organizing committee for a Job well done, adding that the competition is gradually bringing back the lost glory of Football in kaduna state.
Also in their separate remarks, Chairman of Kaduna North Local Government Council, Muhammad Gambo Zion and the Chairman APC Stakeholders Forum, Abdulazeez Kaka as well as Member Governing Council, Federal College of Education Potiskum, Mr Nasiru Bala Ja'oji described the Competition as a great success to the development of sports in the Society.
In his goodwill message, the Chairman of Sayi Tinubu Unity Cup, Musa Ibrahim, thanked Mr. Seyi Tinubu, the participating teams, coaches, organizing committee as well as the entire spectators that witnessed the competition for their contributions towards the success of the game.
Apart from the 250,000 naira cash prize, Golden Boys Football Club also received a gift of five million naira from Mr Nasiru Bala Ja'oji for being the champion among other donations from, Abdulhameed Yahaya Abba, the Jarumar Matan Kasar Hausa Hajiya Umma Isah Galadim.
Other dignitaries that graced the final match include the district head of Kawo, Alhaji Jibril Muhammad Magaji, Aliyu Abdulrahman Haruna Chakis, Member representing Kaduna South Constituency at the National Assembly, Alhaji Hussaini Kero, former Super eagles player, Garba Lawal, among other invited guests.
It Could be recalled that the Competition started on November 2024 with a total Number of 32 participating teams sponsored by Seyi Tinubu.