Coach Douglas of Idia College has expressed confidence in his girls to win the Secondary School’s Football Competition ahead of Friday’s final against Saint Angela Grammar School.
In an interview with The Nigerian Observers correspondents, he expressed his happiness for the win though according to him, “I expected six”. He attributed his team’s “lapses” to the fact that they were playing for the first time and said the next time “they would come out with their full potential”.
He also expressed confidence in winning the competition for the third time in a row.
According to him, “We won it twice and this time around, we’re going to win it again”.
“We’re going to be very swift in the final. Five minutes of play we should score at least two goals,” he added.
The 2024 Edo People Forum Secondary School’s Football Competition kicked off on Monday with a Semi-final match between Obiaza Girls and Idia College which ended in a 2-0 win in favour of Idia College with Sandra and Success getting the ball into the net to get the win for the girls.
Favour (nicknamed Burna Boy) was awarded the Player of the Match in the game due to her brilliant display on the field as well as providing the assist which led to the first goal of the game.
Saint Angela Grammar School and Enyan Girls also faced each other in the second Semi-final match to determine who would face Idia College girls in the final. Saint Angela Grammar School girls went riot against the Enyan Girls as they won the match 3-0 with Osilama Sarah, Ugbodaga Sutana and Odion Jennifer getting their names accordingly on the score sheet. Jennifer was also named Player of The Match due to her fabulous display on the field as well as scoring the third goal with a right-footed strike from outside the box to seal the win for the girls.
Favour, Player of The Match for the Idia College girls’ team, expect that they’re going to the finals “to win and play better”.
The Idia College girls will be slugging it out with the Saint Angela Grammar School girls in the final at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Friday.
