Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, is the special guest of honour and chief host, as the Zenith Bank/Delta Principals’ Cup final hold today in Asaba, the state capital.
This will be the governor’s first experience with the competition, which started during the tenure of former governor, Ifeanyi Okowa.
Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, is the venue of the final match of the youth developmental football competition aimed at catching talents young in the round leather game. It is the 6th edition of the Zenith Bank Plc sponsored tournament which is open to all secondary schools in Delta State.
The 2023 edition started on October 19 at the St Patrick College Asaba with over 1,000 schools taking part that started in 2017. The very first final took place on September 27, 2017. Today, two teams will clash to determine the new champions of the competition after going through the preliminaries, zonal stage and the final stages of the tournament. The schools are – Government College Ughelli and Umuaja Secondary School, Umuaja. They will tango for the winner’s trophy this afternoon in what promises to be highly entertaining and explosive. To qualify from the final, Umuaja Secondary School defeated Illah Grammar School 4-2 on penalties after full time score stood at 1-1 while Government College Ughelli also defeated Institute of Continue Education 7-6 after penalties.
Officials of the Zenith Bank Branch headquarters in Asaba are expected at the event together with top government functionaries expected to be with the governor at the stadium.
The CEO of Hideaplus, organisers of the event, Tony Pemu said before the final match, the Third Place encounter between ICE and Illah Grammar School would serve as a curtain raiser.
Cash prizes and other gift items await the winners, runners up and the Third Place winner.
