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Aiteo Cup: Rivers Angels become 7 time champions

By Daily Sports on October 19, 2017

Rivers Angels were on Wednesday crowned the women’s Aiteo Cup champions after defeating Ibom girls at the finals. Bringing their title reign to a record seventh time.Head coach, Edwin Okon says the team's Nigeria Women Premier League (NWPL) Super 4 served as a tonic that gave them the boost to emerge victorious.

The Jewel of Rivers defeated Ibom Angels 4-1 on penalties after the fulltime score stood at 1-1 in Wednesday’s Aiteo Cup final clash at the Rwang Pam Stadium in Jos.

Forward Cynthia Aku gave the Garden City side the lead in the 49th minute while defender Glory Ogbonna evened scores for the Orange Ladies in the 53rd minute to end the hotly contested encounter one goal apiece.

Okon praised God for helping the Port Harcourt side win the Cup back to back.

“The poor NWPL Super 4 performance challenged us greatly as we were not expected to perform so poorly in the competition.

“After the NWPL Super 4 disappointment in Benin it looked like everything had ended for us.

“However, I charged the players to forget about the Super 4 disappointment and concentrate fully on the Aiteo Cup.

“That did the magic and we thank God for granting us our heart's desire.

“The joy of winning the Aiteo Cup is quite overwhelming and more rewarding is the personal award of the best coach of the championship to me,” he said.

The Port Harcourt side pocketed the princely sum of Ten Million Naira (N10m) as well as the Aiteo Cup trophy while the runners-up, Ibom Angels, took home the sum of Five Million Naira (N5m).

Individual awards

Best goalkeeper – Tochukwu Oluehi (Rivers Angels)

Best coach – Edwin Okon (Rivers Angels)

Most Valuable Player (MVP) – Charity Reuben (Ibom Angels)

•Photo shows coach Edwin Okon.

Source Daily Sports

Posted October 19, 2017