Idia College and Benin Technical College have emerged winners in the female and male categories of the Edo State Governor’s Cup for secondary schools in the state respectively.
Idia College emerged winners of the female category after defeating their opponent Usugbenu Technical College 7-0 while the Benin Technical College defeated Ogbona Secondary School 2-1 to win the male category of the competition.
Presenting the cup to the winner at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, the Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, said nine players from the secondary school teams are to be drafted into the state-owned professional football clubs, Bendel Insurance and Edo Queens following their exceptional performance during the competition.
“This is part of our plans to revive sports in the state, especially by discovering young talents. We have identified over nine players from the male and female teams that played today who are potential fielders for Bendel Insurance and Edo Queen Football Clubs.
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“What we want to achieve is to catch them young at the grassroots level. We have decided that a knowledge-driven economy must be followed with digital learning and that is what we are giving the school,” he said,
Shaibu further stated that a new generation of young men and women had been discovered who will not only do well in education but also do well in sports.
