Rivers' teams win Mabisel U-21 Hockey Championship

RIVERS hockey teams, Rivers Flickers and Rivers Queens, on Saturday emerged winners of the male and women events of the maiden Mabisel U-21 Hockey Championships, which ended at the ultra modern hockey pitch of the Adokie Amiesimaka Stadium, in Port Harcourt over the weekend.The Rivers State U-21 team defeated Union Bank of Lagos 1-0 in a hotly contested match that ended in sudden death when the home lads flicked in the lone goal in the extra time.Interestingly, the state women team, Rivers Queens, also claimed the women trophy beating Plateau Queens 3-0 in the final match. They achieved a perfect record winning all matches and scoring 14 goals, and conceding none at the event.Rivers Flickers also completed a near perfect record, winning all, but one of their matches, which they drew against Plateau Flickers.The final matches were watched by an impressive crowd, led by the Managing Director of Mabisel Trading and Construction Limited, Joseph Francis Alagoa, the sponsoring company, NHF President, Patrick Ukah and representatives of the Rivers State Sport Council, among others.In the third place match, FCT Flickers defeated Ekiti Flickers by 2-0 to win the bronze medal.Before the final match, an exhibition match involving veteran players and former internationals, including President of the NHF, Patrick Ukah and former skipper of the national team, Felix Ghegor, who is now a Director of Sport in Delta State, thrilled the spectators.Others participants in the exhibition game include Salisu Jabbo, Tournament Director of the competition, Donatus Ghego, Ismael Jaiyeola, chief coach of Yobe Desert Warriors, Yusuf Lawal and Arthur Jombo, Sola Cole, Fatai Atanda and hockey coaches and judges from all over the federation.
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