The Federal Capital Territory Football Association (FCTFA) has congratulated the FOSLA Academy Karshi Abuja, the FCT representatives in this year’s edition of the NNPC/Shell Cup Football Competition for qualifying for the semi finals of the Inter Secondary Schools Football Competition.
In a statement signed by the Chairman of the Association, Alhaji Musa Talle, the FCT FA commended the boys for their doggedness so far in the competition, saying that the entire residents of the Federal Caital Territory are solidly behind them to lift the trophy for the first time. Continuing, Talle said “we are happy for the achievements of the boys so far. They have shown that with proper planning, and adequate attention to grassroot football development, that the country can always excel in the round leather game at every levels”.
He appealed to the organizers of the yearly inter secondary schools football competition to re-strategise on ensuring that only bonafide students of the representing schools take part in the competition. The FA Boss was full of appreciation to the Proprietor of the School, Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi for his vision in establishing the school, and urged him not to relent in his supporting them until the 2016 NNPC/Shell Cup is won for FCT.
The FCT representatives FOSLA Academy on Sunday at the Katsina Township Stadiumout scored their Kano state representatives Government Secondary School, Gwale Kano by three goals to two. The Kano boys scored the curtain raiser goal in the 26th minutes of play and held on till the interval. On resumption of the second half, the more rejuvenated Abuja boys equalized in the 50th minute when Solomon Abraham lashed on a rebounced shot to beat his opponent goal keeper.
The Kano team scored their second goal five minutes later, when Abdullahi Ali was adjudged by the referee as having touched the ball in the penalty area. The ovation at the Katsina Township stadium hardly died down before Naballa Vincent’s shot beat the Kano goalkeeper hands down for the equalizer. Solomon Abraham took his goal tally in the competition to five goals barely two minutes to the regulation time when he was fouled in the penalty box. He stood up and neatly tucked the ball beyond the goalkeeper.
FOSLA Academy will now join three other qualifiers for the semi-finals slated for the Teslim Balogun Stadium Lagos on 14th June, while the finals would be played on 16th June.
