GTBANK LAGOS STATE PRINCIPALS CUP 2013

 Keke thrashes Oriwu as Ikotun girls lift GTB Principals’ Cup

THE 2013 season of the yearly Lagos State/Guaranty Trust Bank Principal Cup football competitions came to an end at the weekend, with Keke High School, Agege, outclassing hard fighting Oriwu Senior Model College, Ikorodu in the final match. Keke won 5-1 in the male category at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
Goals from Keke High School’s Richard Sodje gave the school an edge over Oriwu Senior Model College, alongside the prowess of the players while on the field of play.
In the female category, Ikotun Senior High School, Ikotun defeated the third time semi finalists, CMS Girls High School, Bariga, in a penalty shootout that ended 4-2, to also emerge the winner of the competition.

Speaking after the matches, GTB Managing Director, Segun Agbaje, said sponsoring the Principal’s Cup and Heritage Cup was not as cumbersome as envisaged. He added that the Principals Cup aimed at reviving the interest of the foundational schools, which started as far back in 1954.

He said, “we run Principals’ Cup, run the Heritage Cup, then we play a Super Cup final between the winners of the two competitions.”

Agbaje reaffirmed the bank’s commitment to the staging of the competitions, saying, “we just want to give back to the society, and we have decided that the way to get back is through young people.

“We believe that young people are the future, so we are creating a platform for them to express themselves and compete honestly. That is what the competition is all about.”

The coach of Keke High School, Adekunle Kamilu, expressed satisfaction after his team won the final match, saying that it was due to the concerted efforts put in during training and retraining of the team.