BY GODWIN WAMBEBE

One of the few teams yet to lose a match at the ongoing Igala Nations cup,Okpo football club has qualified for the semifinals of the tournament after a barren draw against Omala football club yesterday at Agala-Ate,Anyigba.

The Agala-Ate football pitch,one of the best in Igala land was agog yesterday with fans and spectators who came from different part of the Eastern senatorial district to cheer their teams to victory.Before the encounter,Okpo fc who have amassed 6 points and topping group A from the Ankpa axis were in need of a point to guarantee them smooth passage to the semis while their opponent in the encounter,Omala fc needed 3points to move to the last 4 of the annual tournament.The draw means Okpo are through to the last 4 while Omala will have to wait for the outcome of the clash between Ankpa and Dekina

Both teams gave good account of themselves but couldn’t find the back of the net in regulation time.Speaking after the match at Agala-Ate,the coach of Okpo fc, Coach Faruk Ojomakpene said despite the barren draw,he is happy to have made history by qualifying his team for the semifinals of this year’s edition of the igala nations cup and promised to work on his boys so as to see them perform better subsequently.He however commended his opponents for putting up a five-star performance describing them as a very good side with bright prospect who can heap surprises at anytime.

Dekina fc are 3rd in group A with 3points and will leapfrog Omala into 2nd place and move to the last four in their last group match tomorrow if they are able to overcome Ankpa fc who sits bottom of the group with no point.

The Group A match between Ankpa fc and Dekina united which comes up tomorrow at CSS Ajaka will round up proceedings in the Group stage

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