Pre-Season: Ikorodu City lift Eko International Cup trophy

Ikorodu City football Club, a Nigeria Professional Football League outfit, on Sunday emerged champions of the Eko International pre-season football tournament after recording a 1-0 victory over Smart City FC at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan.

Emmanuel Solomon scored the only goal of the encounter barely one minute into the game.

It was the final of a highly interesting and engaging tournament involving four top teams in the NPFL and two other teams in the domestic league.

SKI-Hi Entertainment, in collaboration with the Lagos State Government, staged the competition to prepare teams for the next football season and also to entertain lovers of the game in Lagos in the off-season period.

Ikorodu City played 2-2 with Shooting Stars in the first match and also earned a technical victory over Rivers United to qualify for the final.

Smart City however defeated 36 Lions 3-1 and Remo Stars 1-0 to book a final berth.