Defending champions, Lateef Fagbemi SAN & Co law firm, have been crowned winners of the 2022 edition of the Aare Afe Babalola/Ibadan Bar League players following their 2-0 victory over the Law Pavilion over the weekend at the Olubadan Sports Complex in Iyaganku , Ibadan
Incidentally, the Lateef Fagbemi SAN & Co also won the coveted football’s trophy last year to make it a back-to -back victories.
Apart from winning the trophy , they are also smiling home with a cash reward of N250, 000 .
The five-aside match , which was tensed and quite entertaining, saw the Lateef Fagbemi SAN &Co boys proving their technical prowess over their opponent.
Though, unable to win the trophy, the youthful players of the Law Pavilion were highly commended for their tenacity and determination on the field of play .
They also received medals for second place and a cash reward of N150,000 .
Meanwhile, the Adebayo Gbadamosi team thrashed Agbaje Agbaje 5-0 in the third place match of the tournament.
A cash reward of N100,000 and medals were also presented to Adebayo Gbadamosi players .
Presenting the trophy and medals to winner of the football league, the Nigeria Bar Association ( NBA) , Ibadan Bar, Chairman, Folashade Alade commended the players for a display of sportsmanship throughout the tournament .
She also paid glowing tribute to the grand patron of the NBA Ibadan Bar , Aare Afe Babalola for his immense contributions to the development of law profession and sponsoring the football league since its inception and prayed that God would continue to grant more wisdom and good health.
The NBA boss noted that the competition which is one of the features of the Annual Law week has contributed greatly to uplifting the status of the Ibadan Bar.
Also, speaking with journalists , Seun Ajayi, the Ibadan head of Lateef Fagbemi SAN & Co expressed delight over the triumphant outing of his players .
” I feel highly elated. Not that we only won the tournament, we also set a record being the first team to win the tournament back to back,”he said.“It is a great one and I am very happy about it.”
The football competition was solely sponsored by the Afe Babalola & Co law firms in Ibadan, Lagos , Abuja , and Port-Harcourt to celebrate and honor the founder/Principal , Aare Afe Babalola for his untiring contributions to legal practice and to Nigeria at large.