Spires 5-Aside Tourney: White Tigers Are Back-To – Back Kings Of Lagos Island
White Tigers football club has emerged back-to-back champions of the Spires 5-Aside Divisional Qualifiers in Lagos Island. The coach Emmanuel Olom tutored side retained their crown following a 4-1 victory against Young Strikers FC in Sunday’s final at The Stables Sports Center in Surulere.
The losers final produced an eleven goals thriller as Greater Tomorrow annihilated 2 Odds FC to secure the third placed honors.
White Tigers FC received a prize money of N500,000, Young Strikers got the sum of N300,000, as runner-up, while Greater Tomorrow FC went home with a consolation prize of N100,000. All three teams will represent Lagos Island in the sixteen team group stage tournament in October.
The qualified teams from other divisions are ; Ikeja: Wasola FC, Blood and Sand football club, and Soccer Gems FA . The teams from Ikorodu division are Orion and Leon FC
New Generation FC, and Evagrin FC.
Papa SA, Net breakers FC,
Olaodus football club will represent EPE Division, while All Saints FC
Chekas United and Emaljus football club are the three teams from the Badagry Division. Peckins FA from Epe secured the best loser slot.
The initiator of the tournament, Dr. Bankole Allibay said all is set for the state championship that will run from October to mid November 2025.
In his words: ” We are ready for the state tournament after a successful divisional qualifiers, the price money has been increased from N5 million last season to N10 million in this campaign, among other insentives”. Allibay added.
