MATCH RESULT:
NOVELTY MATCH
STERLING 0 – 1 MAINSTREET BANK
OPENING MATCH
1st – match:
MTN NIGERIA 4 – 0 ETISALAT NIGERIA
Defending champions, MTN Nigeria, were off to a good start on Match Day 1 of the 2013 Nigeria Telecom Games which kicked off on Sunday at the University of Lagos Sports Complex with a 4-0 defeat of rivals and last year’s runners up, Etisalat Nigeria.
The day began with a march past by all the teams and a remarkable friendly encounter between two Nigeria Bankers Games teams, Mainstreet Bank and Sterling Bank, which marked the official opening of the annual telecom games comprising mobile operators and equipment suppliers. Mainstreet won the match 1-0.
The Chief Executive Officer of MediaVision, Fela Bank-Olemoh, expressed delight at the turn out of fans and quality of the matches concluded on Day 1.
“We are highly delighted with the number of contingents that turned out for the ceremonial match past and much more, we are thrilled by the quality of the matches played on Sunday. It is indicative that the championship will be quite competitive and we can only wish all the teams well,” Bank-Olemoh said.
Goal Scorers
· Andropou Abuul (Team Mainstreet Bank) 1 goal
· Aliche Iheukwumere (Team MTN) 3 goals…1st,3rd,4th
· Akwara Franklin(Team MTN) 1 goal…2nd