Victor Ezeji, a three time winner of the FA Cup in Nigeria, now known as the Federation Cup, has told supersport.com about his most memorable final matches in the nation’s oldest football competition.
Ezeji, now with Enyimba, won the Federation Cup in 2004, 2006 and 2007 with Dolphins. The celebrated striker played in four Cup finals in the space of six years.
2004 Final: Dolphins v Enugu Rangers
This was the first of the four Cup finals in which Ezeji has appeared in. He described it as “a cracker of a game.”
It was Bola Bello’s first half goal that sealed Cup triumph for the Pride of Rivers against Rangers, and Ezeji singled out late goalkeeper, Sam Okoye, as the man that stood out in defence for Rangers in that game in October 2004.
Ezeji believes Rangers did well to shut him out from scoring and he could only provide the assist for Bello’s winning goal. And that fetched him the most valuable player in that edition.
“I think it was the assist that gave me the MVP in that edition. Our goal was scored by Bola Bello. It was a cracker of a game. Though I had one very clear chance that I blew away. I think the outstanding defender was their keeper, late Sam Okoye,” said Ezeji to supersport.com.
