Go Round FC steals show at Best of Eight tourney

NATIONAL Amateur League GO Round Football Club of Port Harcourt on Monday maintained its winning streak at the ongoing Best of Eight Amateur clubs that gained promotion into the Nigeria National League (pro cadre).The club piped Akwa Starlet of Uyo 1-0 at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, to earn the six maximum points from two matches. The team had on Sunday whitewashed Flash Flamingo of Gombe 4-1. Gray International FC of Ede, Osun State, follows closely with three points from one match, having defeated Sardauna Kano Football Club by a lone goal, also on Monday evening.Akwa Starlet and Sardauna Kano FC are tied on the same points, played a goalless draw on Sunday and lost 0-1 to Go Round FC and Gray International of Ede respectively. Flash Flamingo of Gombe is yet to earn a point. Sokoto United, Kogi United and Ila FC of Osogbo are not taking part in the tournament.Chairman of the Nigeria Amateur League, Ahmed Muazu Kawu, said at the opening ceremony of the week-long tourney that the competition, the first of its kind, was being organised to determine the best among the eight clubs moving from the Amateur to the National League. The tourney is being played on round robin basis.
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