Two outstanding teams from Osun Central Senatorial District, Ifelodun and Orolu will lock horns in one of the quarter final fixtures of the ongoing Osun Sports Festival slated for Friday October 1, 2021.
Tutored by an experienced coach Zakariyau Lawal, the “Eweta Arsenal” will ambush “Benson’s Boys” under a veteran grassroot coach, Gbadegesin Akeem popularly known as ‘Egun’ at the Ebunoluwa International School, Osogbo. This match will be a cracker of a game looking at the pedigree of the two teams in the state.
In the other fixtures, Boripe, who led group C during the zonal elimination will, at the Iloko Model School, Iloko Ijesha, trade tackles with Ife East who finished second in group A.
Odo Otin Grammar School, Okuku is the battleground of another senatorial derby as Ejigbo who emerged winners of group D will face Irewole, the Group B’s runners up.
The last quarter final match to be decided at the C&S Grammar School, Ilesha pairs Odo Otin, that finished second in Group D against Ilesha West who picked the summit ticket of Group B.
All matches will kick off 2pm at the four venues with winners progressing to the Semi Finals fixed for Monday, October 4.
Director of Sports Mr. Layi Adesiyan who appreciated the spirit of sportsmanship put up by all teams during the preliminary round assured of further technical and administrative strategies that will guarantee peaceful conduct at all centres during the quarter finals to the final.
“We never relaxed in our administrative and technical strategies which resulted into peaceful conduct of teams at all centres during the zonal elimination. This will continue till the final to make the competition a memorable one,” stated Mr. Adesiyan
