By Daily Sports Nigeria on July 22, 2025

Ikorodu City Football Club have expressed excitement over winning the Eko International Cup on Sunday.

The team emerged champions of the EIC, a pre-season football tournament, after recording a 1-0 victory over Smart City FC at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan.

Emmanuel Solomon scored the only goal of the encounter barely one minute into the game.

“The management and technical crew were delighted about the trophy. It is not about winning but the fact that the boys were all hungry for success with the team,” media officer of Ikorodu City, Sam Bamisebi, said.

“We are used to Smart City from coaches to players, and so it was a tough match. The team is still a work in progress because we paraded some academy players for assessment. It was a good tournament overall.”

It was the final of a highly interesting and engaging tournament involving four top teams in the NPFL and two other teams in the domestic league.

SKI-Hi Entertainment, in collaboration with the Lagos State Government, staged the competition to prepare teams for the next football season and also to entertain lovers of the game in Lagos in the off-season period.

Ikorodu City played 2-2 with Shooting Stars in the first match and also earned a technical victory over Rivers United to qualify for the final.

Smart City, however, defeated 36 Lions 3-1 and Remo Stars 1-0 to book a final berth.

In the third-place match, Rivers United were ruthless against Remo Stars, winning 3-0 with two goals from Philip Odubia and one from Ubong Friday.

Executive director, publicity and strategy for the local organising committee of the EIC, Onome Obruthe, said the tournament achieved its purpose.

 “It was a huge success, and we are very happy because all the teams had fun. Our plan is to stage a bigger pre-season tournament next year, and the planning starts immediately,” Obruthe said.

Source Punch Ng

Posted July 22, 2025

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