ASCON Oil U-17 Championship's final gets new date

ORGANISERS of ASCON Oil U-17 Football Championship, Dream Team Football Academy (DTFA), Asaba, Delta State, have announced a slight change to the calendar of this year's event, with the final/third place matches, earlier scheduled to take place over the weekend, now to hold this Sunday.Explaining the shift, head of the organizing committee, Matthew Ossai, blamed logistic hitches and promised to put things in order to ensure a hitch-free grand finale.Meanwhile, in the quarterfinal matches played at the three designated centres, defending champions, Oshimili North maintained their status as favourites by dismissing Aniocha South 10 ' 9 in an energy-sapping penalty shootout at the Jay Jay Okocha Stadium, Ogwashi Uku.At the Oleh Centre, nine-man Isoko South sent Bomadi packing in another penalty decider, which ended 3-1.Both teams had earlier ended their tie 1-1 after 90 minutes.Ethiope West was ruthless as it mauled Ovwie 2- 0 to book a semi final place from the Ughelli centre.
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