Spires 5-Aside Tourney: White Tigers Eye 3rd Successive Crown, Battles Wasola FC In Final
Lagos Island based side White Tigers FC will move to win yet another Spires 5-Aside Naija Street Soccer championship title after they reached their third final in three years.
The coach Emmanuel Olom tutored side who have won the past two editions of the tournament survived a scare as they defeated Agege’s ASDI Academy 2-1 on penalty shootout in Thursdays semi-final.
White Tigers captain Abubakar Degio said ASDI gave his side their most difficult game of the tournament yet, but the victory has further strengthened their resolve to retain the title.
“It was a difficult match that would have gone either way. A penalty shootout is never a guarantee, but we took our chances. The final is next, and we believe we can retain the title.”
In the other Semi-final, Wasola football club secured a 6-3 victory against All Saints FC. The game kept the fans on the edge as the goals came raining down.
The stage is now set for Saturday’s grand finale between White Tigers FC and a hard fighting Wasola football club at the Stables Sports Ground in Surulere.
Spires 5-Aside offers the highest prize money of any Street Soccer Tournament in the West African sub-region.
The champion will receive ₦5 million, ₦3 million for the first runner-up, and ₦1 million for the second runner-up amongst other group and individual honors.
