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Sagbama LGA Stadium, Sagbama Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, will witness fireworks today, Tuesday, December 2, 2021, as the Ofurumapepe Cup grand finale takes place in front of an expected full crowd.
The competition is organised by the Henry Seriake Dickson Foundation (HSD) as part of its ongoing sports development sponsorship competitions.
The grassroots football competition involves 100 teams and 1,000 young boys.
The Ofurumapepe Cup is billed to kick off at 2pm in the presence of top government functionaries and sports lovers.
The final match would be played between Odoni Community FC of Sagbama and Torugbene 11 Community FC of Ekeremor Local Government.
To qualify for the finals Odoni Community FC from Sagbama LGA, emerged champions of Constituency 3 in the knock-out stage before they got to the LG Finals, which was played in a league format comprising the 3 Constituency Champions. They garnered 4 points to emerge champions of Sagbama Local Government.
On the other hand, Torugbene 2 Community FC of Ekeremor emerged champions of Constituency 2 to qualify for the league format stage comprising the 3 constituencies champions. Torugbene 2 Community FC eventually emerged Local Government Champions having recorded 7 points in the Ekeremor centre.
The third place match which would be between Kabiama Community FC of Sagbama and Isampou Community FC of Ekeremor will kick off by 12 noon.
The Special Guest of Honour is Senator Douye Diri, the Governor of Bayelsa State; Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa, is the Special Guest while former Governor of Bayelsa State and Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, is the Chief Host.
The organisers of the tournament have said that all Covid-19 containment protocols will be adhered to. They advised fans to come with their own face masks.
Apart from Ofurumapepe Cup, the Henry Seriake Dickson Foundation recently unveiled the Nanaye Dickson Wrestling Tournament in Abuja where two Ijaw Wrestling Icons were recognised and honoured.
The Nanaye Dickson Wrestling Tournament will be declared open on December 30, 2021.
