Last Updated on June 21, 2024 by Fellow Press

Great Achievers Football club of Enugu, on Thursday won the 2023/24 Enugu State Football Association (FA) League.

The team defeated Inter FC of Enugu 3-2 through penalties.

The match was played at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu.

The first 45 minutes ended with a goal apiece while the second half could not produce any goal.

After the regulation time the match was decided on penalties.

The Chairman of the Enugu State Football Association, Tony Ugwu commended the winners and other participating teams for their gallantry.

“I am happy with the quality of the game. It shows that Great Archievers can represent the state in other stages of the game,” he said.

He said that the winners will go home with N500, 000 prize momey in addition to the trophy, while the second and third runners up, FC Inter and Disdent FC, will get N300, 000 and N200,000.

Also speaking, the coach of the team, Michael Onyeukwu, commended his players for their dedication and precision on goal.

“I am so happy; it’s not easy to defeat defending champions.

“I thank God; my players and our fans for this victory, ” he said.

With the victory, Great Archievers have qualified to play in the Nigeria Nationwide League.

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has described as outright falsehood, reports that the football-governing body has slammed a ban on Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen from the team, for his social media outburst few days ago.

The federation issued the disclaimer in a statement on Wednesday.

NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi expressed amazement at the reports, saying the Federation has neither instructed a process nor has a process been concluded to ban the player from the National Team.

“The NFF hereby implores the media to join hands with the body to positively resolve issues and then focus on the big picture all the time, rather than needlessly escalate certain matters. There was no official communication from the NFF, yet some persons have gone to town to talk about a ban on Osimhen from the National Team. This is not good at all.

“Our focus presently is to resolve all matters around the Super Eagles and be able to look ahead with confidence to the 2025 AFCON qualifiers and the remaining six matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification series.

“This is not the time to spread falsehood and foul the public space the more.”