By Obaseki Anthony in Asaba on September 12, 2019
Ten teams are battling for honours in the Governor Okowa pre-season football tournament which kicked off on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at the Stephen Keshi International Stadium in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
The teams have been shared into two groups thus:
GROUP A: Rivers United, Niger Tornadoes, MFM, Abia Warriors and Delta Force.
Group B: Lobi Stars, Kwara United, Remo Stars, Cynosure and Bendel Insurance.
In the opening match in Group A, Rivers United defeated hard-fighting Abia Warriors by a lone goal scored by Bakari Bamba in the 79th minute of play to lead the group with three points. The Group B opener between Kwara United and Remo Stars ended goalless, with both teams displaying good football.
Action resumes today, Thursday, September 12, with three matches: Lobi Stars vs Cynosure, 10am; MFM vs Delta Force, 2pm; Bendel Insurance vs Remo Stars, 4pm.
OTHER FIXTURES
Day 3: Friday, 13/9/2019
Delta Force vs Abia Warriors 10am
Niger Tornadoes vs Rivers United 2pm
Cynosure vs Kwara United 4pm
Day 4: Saturday, 14/9/2019
Niger Tornadoes vs MFM 10am
Delta Force vs Rivers United 2pm
Lobi Stars vs Bendel Insurance 4pm
Day 5: Sunday, 15/9/2019
Remo Stars vs Cynosure 10am
Abia Warriors vs Niger Tornadoes 2pm
Bendel Insurance vs Kwara United 4pm
Day 6: Monday, 16/9/2019
Rivers United vs MFM 10am
Remo Stars vs Lobi Stars 2pm
Cynosure vs Bendel Insurance 4pm
Day 7: Tuesday, 17/9/2019
MFM vs Abia Warriors 10am
Lobi Stars vs Kwara United 2pm
Niger Tornadoes vs Delta Force 4pm
Day 8: Wednesday, 18/9/2019
Winner A vs Runner up B
Winner B vs Runner up A
Day 9:Thursday, 19/9/2019 (Final)
Loser 21 vs losser 22 (4pm)
Winner 21 vs Winner 22 (6pm)
•Photo shows action from Remo Stars vs Kwara United match on Wednesday in the on-going Governor Okowa pre-season tournament in Asaba. Photo: Obaseki Anthony/Daily Sports Nigeria.
Source Daily Sports
Posted September 12, 2019
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