Tradesafe claims Lagos grassroots cup title

Tradesafe FC are the 2024 Lagos Grassroots Cup champion after beating fellow debutants B.United in last night thriller at Abesan Youth Center.
After a goalless first half which saw both sides failing to convert numerous chances ,Habeeb Quadri gave Tradesafe the lead which lasted for 3 minutes before Ezekiel Samson levelled scores for United .
Akeem Oniyintan seems to have given United the title when he scored two minutes to full time, but parity was restored in 3 minutes of added time as Rasaq Jamiu broke the hearts of United and their fans with his 8 goals of the competition to send the game into Penalties.
Tradesafe eventually won 6-5 to the delight of their vociferous fans.
The third place match was won by EL-Cadiz who beat Wolves 3 –2 with all three goals coming from the boot of Azees Olamilekan.
Richard Vollman of B.United was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament with his 7 goals in the competition.Sadly for him, he failed to convert from the spot
The highest goal scorer award went to Jamiu Rasaq of Tradesafe,while the best goalkeeper award went to Adebayo Ayomide of Tradesafe,with all the three awards sponsored by Prostar Sports ,a division of Zenith Sports.
The Top three got prize money of 250k donated by Doregos Private Academy,and medals courtesy of Sibaam Golden Schools and Sharwarma Arena while Renics College donated set of jerseys for the winner
Some of the teams went home with match Balls donated by NFF President Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, BrandVision,Zenith Sports, Platform Schools and Elibel Schools.
The Lagos Grassroots Cup started in 1999 as Abesan Cup before it was renamed in 2016.
No team has won it back to back since inception.
A total of 23 teams took part in this year’s edition which also received the support of Mr Fruts, Flour Mills,FanMilk Plc and Tasty Time.
The Lagos Grassroots Cup organized by Wonderland Events events is coming few days after the Musa Kida basketball competition Season 2 which took place at Abesan Mini Stadium.
Tayo Adeyemo of Wonderland Events said the next event is the Inter schools Sports challenge for Private schools in Lagos State