FC Bethel are the champions of the 2024 1XBET Community Cup as they smiled out of the Mobolaji Johnson Arena yesterday with the mouthwatering ₦10million prize money.
Bethel defeated Gunners Link FC 2-1 to become the reigning champions of the biggest grassroots football tournament in the continent as Okechukwu Nnanna who emerged highest goals scorer with 12 goals, scoring the winner of the highly-fought winner.
It was a fitting end for FC Bethel who were unbeaten throughout the tournament which reinforced their determination to pick the ultimate prize while they sent out defending champions, SBL FC, in the quarter final. They survived Emiloju FC in a penalty shootout victory in the semi-finals en route to the final.
Interestingly, FC Bethel swept most of the awards for the 2024 edition of the 1XBet Cup with coach Nathaniel Olagunju emerging the Best Coach of the Tournament.
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Creative midfielder Caleb Okereke was voted the MVP of the tournament while the club also won the Best Goal and Team of the Tournament awards.
The runner team, Gunners Link FC who contested a dying minute equaliser in vain, received ₦5million for their efforts while Emiloju FC who won the Third Place match after 5-4 shootouts victory over Emaljus FC. Regulation time ended goalless just like in the team’s semifinal game.
The well attended final had in attendance Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) Board Member, Aisha Falode as well as the Technical Director of the NFF, Augustine Eguavoen.
Former Super Eagles players were not left out with the like of Henry Nwosu, Friday Ekpo, Wasiu Ipaye, Godwin Okpara, amongst others also in attendance.