Tobi Oyewole’s goal in the 14 minute of encounter sealed victory for Akwa Ibom.

Imo delivered a disciplined performance to beat Bauchi 1-0. Ebode Richard scored after an unpardonable gaffe by goalkeeper Iliya Shehu.

A goal in the closing periods of the tie from Blessed Okon was all it took to separate the two sides as FCT won 1-0 against Jigawa.

Midfielder Soso Sunday netted from the penalty spot in the 17th minute against Borno.

Kebbi stuck to their game plan all the way and comfortably frustrated Borno to win 1-0.

Goals from Aondover Agandi and Ejieh Paul was the tonic Adamawa needed destroy Rivers 2-0.

The #Ote4Wealth Football Tournament holding at the Water FC Stadium, Apo Abuja is in honour of Diamond Jubilee celebration of Nigeria’s foremost philanthropist and Business mogul, Femi Otedola Femi Otedola who clocked 60 on November 4.

Day 4 Results:
Bauchi 0-1 Imo
Benue 0-1 Akwa Ibom
FCT 1-0 Jigawa
Kebbi 1-0 Borno
Abia 1-0 Bayelsa
Adamawa 2-0 Rivers

Two states that were seeded will join the six winners for Tuesday’s quarter-final duels.

The first match on Monday morning will see Bauchi taking on Imo at 9:30am while Benue lock horns with Akwa Ibom at 10:30am.

FCT will trade tackles with Jigawa for the quarterfinal ticket at 11:30am as Borno take on Kebbi State at 2pm. Other matches are: Bayelsa vs Abia at 3pm as Adamawa engage Rivers State.

Meanwhile, on Sunday on Match-day 3, Abia defeated Plateau 4-2 on penalties to advance to knockout stage of #Ote4Wealth Football Tournament holding in Abuja.

Playing the first match of the day on Sunday, both teams needed the lottery of penalty shootout to determine the winner after a scoreless regulation time

In the second match, Kebbi edged Osun to progress to the next stage.

The 3rd match of the day, a tough encounter between Rivers and Ebonyi, it ended 5-4 on penalties in favour of the former.

Akwa also relied on penalty shootout to overcome Kogi in the 4th match of the day after recording a goalless draw at full time.

Bauchi humbled star studded Kwara in the 5th match via penalties to book their passage to the next round.

The game between Niger and FCT ended 1-1. It was the FCT that won 4-3 on penalties.

The Ote4Wealth Football Tournament holding at the Water FC Stadium, Apo Abuja is in honour of Diamond Jubilee celebration of Nigeria’s foremost philanthropist and Business mogul, Femi Otedola Femi Otedola who clocked 60 on November 4.

Day 3 Results;

Plateau 0-0 Abia (AP 2-4)

Osun 1-2 Kebbi

Rivers 0-0 Ebonyi (AP 5-4)

Kogi 0-0 Akwa (AP (2-4)

Kwara 0-0 Bauchi (AP 1-3)

Niger 1-1 FCT (AP 3-4)

Delta 0-0 Bayelsa (AP 2-4)

Bauchi 0-0 Kano (AP 6-5)

Day 4 Fixtures

Bauchi vs Imo 9:30am

Benue vs Akwa Ibom 10:30am

FCT vs Jigawa 11:30am

Borno vs Kebbi 2pm

Bayelsa vs Abia 3pm

Adamawa vs Rivers 4:30pm.

Playing the first match of the day on Sunday, both teams needed the lottery of penalty shootout to determine the winner after a scoreless regulation time

In the second match, Kebbi edged Osun to progress to the next stage.

The 3rd match of the day, a tough encounter between Rivers and Ebonyi, it ended 5-4 on penalties in favour of the former.

Akwa also relied on penalty shootout to overcome Kogi in the 4th match of the day after recording a goalless draw at full time.

Bauchi humbled star studded Kwara in the 5th match via penalties to book their passage to the next round.

The game between Niger and FCT ended 1-1. It was the FCT that won 4-3 on penalties.

The Ote4Wealth Football Tournament holding at the Water FC Stadium, Apo Abuja is in honour of Diamond Jubilee celebration of Nigeria’s foremost philanthropist and Business mogul, Femi Otedola Femi Otedola who clocked 60 on November 4.

Day 3 Results;

Plateau 0-0 Abia (AP 2-4)

Osun 1-2 Kebbi

Rivers 0-0 Ebonyi (AP 5-4)

Kogi 0-0 Akwa (AP (2-4)

Kwara 0-0 Bauchi (AP 1-3)

Niger 1-1 FCT (AP 3-4)

Delta 0-0 Bayelsa (AP 2-4)

Bauchi 0-0 Kano (AP 6-5)

Edo were the victims as Bayelsa humbled them 2-0, with John Raphael registering a brace.

Goals from Zakari John and Biola Brian was the tonic Abia needed to defeat Taraba 2-0.

A superbly taken free kick by Ehiam Akami helped Akwa Ibom pip Ogun 1-0. Meanwhile, FCT also beat Oyo 1-0. Sani Auwalu was on song for the winning team.

Ajoh Chika’s header settled the game between Ebonyi and Enugu.

Ekiti and Niger failed to score at the end of regulation. The latter won 4-3 on penalties.

The #Ote4Wealth National Football Tournament holding at the Water FC Stadium, Apo Abuja is in celebration of Nigeria’s foremost philanthropist and Business mogul, Femi Otedola Femi Otedola who clocked 60 on November 4.

Day 2 Results;

Abia 2-0 Taraba

Nasarawa 0-3 Osun

Cross River 0-0 Kebbi (AP 1-4)

Ondo 0-3 Rivers

Enugu 0-1 Ebonyi

Kogi 0-0 Anambra (AP 4-3)

Akwa Ibom 1-0 Ogun

Katsina 0-3 Bauchi

Zamfara 0-2 Kwara

Ekiti 0-0 Niger (AP 3-4)

Oyo 0-1 FCT

Delta 1-0 Yobe

Edo 0-2 Bayelsa

To reach the final, Edo Queens finished on top of the table with 19 points.

Delta Queens, on their own part, picked 17 points from seven games.

At Moshood Abiola Stadium, the game ended 0-0 at the end of regulations.

Goalkeeper Anderlin Mgbechi produced two saves in the penalty shootouts as Delta Queens won 5-4.

Earlier, at the same venue, Nasarawa Amazons defeated Confluence Queens 2-0 to claim third place.

For individual accolades, the Fair Play Award went to Naija Ratels, while Best Coach was given to Edo Queens’ Moses Aduku.

Anderline Mgbechi claimed the Golden Gloves and Edo Queens’ Suliyat Abideen was voted the Most Valuable Player, while Delta Queens’ Chinaza Agoh won the top scorer gong, with six goals.

Sheroes Cup (formerly called Naija Ratels Pre-Season Championship then Flying Officers Cup) is an annual preseason tournament for women’s association football teams in Africa. The competition usually feature elite teams from Nigeria Women Football League, as well as neighboring African countries. Since the first edition in 2019, it has been described as the biggest preseason tournament for women club football in Nigeria.

Just before the commencement of the second edition, it was rebranded as “Flying Officers Cup” to honor and immortalize the recently deceased Nigeria first-ever female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile.

In 2021, there was a hundred percent increase in the prize money from the 2020 edition. The first, second, third and fourth placed teams received ₦1,000,000, ₦500,000, ₦300,000 and ₦200,000 respectively.

In October 2022, it was renamed to “Sheroes Cup”.

The competition is founded and financed by Barrister Paul Edeh, through his sport firm domiciled in Benue State. For the first edition, twenty women football clubs in Nigeria was invited but only four decided to honour the invitation. The inaugural tournament was contested by hosts, Naija Ratels; top tier teams, Nasarawa Amazons and Edo Queens; and lower pyramid team, Honey Badgers from Northern Nigerian state of Makurdi. Edo Queens emerged winners following a straight round robin format. All participating teams received free sporting souvenirs, including soccer balls and jerseys.

The second edition saw the introduction of prize money, as well as removing registration fees due to the financial impacts of COVID 19 on participating teams. It was also officially ratified by the Nigeria Women Football League. The tournament venue was relocated from Benue State to Abuja. Bayelsa Queens emerged winners through a more traditional initial group phase, then elimination stages matches format.

The third edition saw the ratification of an organizing committee that included many major national stakeholders in women’s football. The prize money was also significantly increased and the tournament was billed to involve other African countries for the first time.

The tournament which began on Friday 4th November will climax Saturday 12th November at Moshood Abiola Stadium.

Two matches would take place on the grand finale. Confluence Queens face Nasarawa Amazons at third place, while Edo Queens have a score to settle with Delta Queens in the final.

It will be recalled that Edo Queens, Delta Queens, Confluence Queens and Nasarawa Amazons picked up 19 points, 17 points, 11 points and 10 points respectively during the group stage.

Sheroes Cup (formerly called Naija Ratels Pre-Season Championship then Flying Officers Cup) is an annual preseason tournament for women’s association football teams in Africa. The competition usually feature elite teams from Nigeria Women Football League, as well as neighboring African countries. Since the first edition in 2019, it has been described as the biggest preseason tournament for women club football in Nigeria.

Just before the commencement of the second edition, it was rebranded as “Flying Officers Cup” to honor and immortalize the recently deceased Nigeria first-ever female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile.

In 2021, there was a hundred percent increase in the prize money from the 2020 edition. The first, second, third and fourth placed teams received ₦1,000,000, ₦500,000, ₦300,000 and ₦200,000 respectively.

In October 2022, it was renamed to “Sheroes Cup”.

The competition is founded and financed by Barrister Paul Edeh, through his sport firm domiciled in Benue State. For the first edition, twenty women football clubs in Nigeria was invited but only four decided to honour the invitation. The inaugural tournament was contested by hosts, Naija Ratels; top tier teams, Nasarawa Amazons and Edo Queens; and lower pyramid team, Honey Badgers from Northern Nigerian state of Makurdi. Edo Queens emerged winners following a straight round robin format. All participating teams received free sporting souvenirs, including soccer balls and jerseys.

The second edition saw the introduction of prize money, as well as removing registration fees due to the financial impacts of COVID 19 on participating teams. It was also officially ratified by the Nigeria Women Football League. The tournament venue was relocated from Benue State to Abuja. Bayelsa Queens emerged winners through a more traditional initial group phase, then elimination stages matches format.

The third edition saw the ratification of an organizing committee that included many major national stakeholders in women’s football. The prize money was also significantly increased and the tournament was billed to involve other African countries for the first time.

The fourth edition has seen introduction of player of the match award courtesy of Airtel, seminar and award night.

Enjoy the wrap from games played at Area 3 Pitch and Old Parade Ground respectively.

Honey Badgers 0-5 Confluence Queens

The Lokoja based side were always in control of their tie and it wasn’t a surprise when they broke the deadlock through Moses Chioma on three minutes from Chiamaka Osigwe’s assist.

Moses made it 2-0 minutes later with an emphatic finish, before Mary Opara scored a third.

It was one-way traffic against the inexperienced side, and Chioma completed her hat-trick with a well taken effort. Confluence Queens still had one more in their locker though as Fagbenro Daniella netted a fine goal.

Nasarawa Amazons 2-0 Royal Queens

Dooshima Tarnum bagged the first goal of the game from a rebound after Afuye Kehinde spilled an initial attempt on goal.

Former Pelican Stars forward Chimebere Opara made the game safe for Amazons with eight minutes left to play.

Adamawa Queens 0-4 Naija Ratels

Emmanuel Hope scored twice, Dolapo Ariori and Bankole Sofiat one each as Ratels romped to victory over Adamawa Queens.

Delta Queens 1-1 Edo Queens

The match between Delta Queens and Edo Queens lived up to it billing.

Enterprising Chinaza Agoh registered her fourth goal of the tournament to open scoring for Delta.

Substitute Alice Ogebe forced Rebecca Adegbinle to a late own goal as spoils was shared.

Amusan who won gold and broke records in 100m hurdles at this year’s World Championship and Commonwealth Games was among outstanding Nigerian sports men and women that were honoured for various categories of the Sheroes awards.

Edo State First Lady Mrs Betsy Obaseki picked up Sheroes Trailblazer of the year award.

Board member of the Nigeria Football Federation, Rt. Hon. Margaret Icheen earned the Sheroes Lifetime Achievement award while Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe bagged Sheroes Capital Achievement award.

Nigeria U17 women’s Manager, Bankole Olowookere was presented with the Sheroes Sports Icon of the year.

Coach Olowokere led the Flamingoes who recently beat all odds to win bronze at the just concluded FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup, a feat that Nigeria was unable to attain in the past at the competition.

Other awardees were Super Falcons player Monday Gift (Sheroes Women Football Rising Star of the year), Coach Emmanuel Osahon (Sheroes Women Football Talent Developer of the year, Ruqayyah Adeboye (Sheroes Humanitarian of the year), Nelly Orisakwe (Sheroes Women Football Grassroots Coach of the year) and Ayisat Yusuf-Aromire (Sheroes Girl-Child Advocate of the year).

There was also posthumous award for late Alhaji Tewogboye Oyewole as Sheroes Pioneer of Women’s Football in Nigeria.

Of the 36 states in Nigeria, Lagos State Football Association was decorated as Sheroes Most Outstanding Women’s Football Development FA of the year.

Edo Queens continued their flawless streak at the tournament while Delta Queens dropped points for the first time.

Below is the wrap…….

Adamawa Queens 0-2 Edo Queens

Edo Queens humbled Adamawa Queens 2-0 at the Old Parade Ground with Emem Essien and Tosin Ogundeko on target.

Naija Ratels 1-1 Royal Queens

Naija Ratels dominated the game in the opening stages and they managed to take the lead through Bankole Sofiat on eight minutes.

Ijeje Favour equalized for the Warri based side late in the first half.

Delta Queens 2-2 Confluence Queens

Goals from Moses Chioma and Peter Martha in the final 26 minutes earned Confluence Queens a point against Delta Queens.

Delta Queens started the game on fire with Chinaza Agoh stabbing home the opener on five minutes.

Five minutes later, Agoh registered another goal after Confluence Queens failed to clear their lines.

The fightback was sparked by a series of substitutions which brought fresh impetus to the team. Subs Merit Offor and Peter were particularly influential.

Nasarawa Amazons 7-0 Honey Badgers

Nasarawa Amazons thrashed Honey Badgers 7-0 at the FIFA Goal Project Pitch.

First-half strikes from Kesiena Ojiyovwi, Dooshima Tarnum, Amirat Saheed and Edeh Loveth put the Amazons in control at the break, with Badgers failing to attempt a single shot on goal.

Loveth’s effort two minutes before the hour added a fifth for the Christopher Danjuma managed side, before Ahimize Grace brilliantly rifled in her first of the day to make it 6-0.

There was still one more from Grace as she also completed her brace just like Edeh Loveth.

What they said?

Alan Regina, Goalkeeper of Adamawa Queens

“Well it’s a game, but it actually pained us that we lost, so we have to just go back and correct our mistakes.

Efe Osakpolo, captain of Edo Queens

“Our target is for us to win the trophy, we didn’t come here for Jamboree, like what the goalkeeper of Adamawa Queens said, that we are a good side and more stronger than them and we showed that.

“Our coach always tell us to show class when we play against our opponents and we always do so.”

Chinaza Agoh, Delta Queens player

“On a personal level, I feel great because I was able to play well.

“I have more to show to the world and I’m prepared to live up to expectations.”

Martha Peter, Confluence Queens Super Sub

“It’s a great privilege to play alongside my teammates as we were able to grind out good result.”

“Starting is up to the coaches, I always enjoy every moment when given the chance.”

Loveth Edeh, Nasarawa Amazons player

“I feel very happy scoring a brace for the first time in my career.

“We knew, we were going to win the game, it’s not that they are not in our level but we always have a winning mentality going into any match.”

Patience Agatha, Honey Badgers Captain

“We took the loss in good faith, we tried our best. We are trying hard and looking forward to the next games.

“We are preparing very hard, we have been working and I believe we will get there.”

A total of six goals were scored with Edo Queens midfielder Suliyat Abideen the star performer.

Below is how things panned out….

Adamawa Queens 0-1 Royal Queens

Royal Queens pipped Adamawa Queens 1-0 in the first game of the morning session.

It was the Yola side who began the stronger and ljeoma Obi went close to opening the scoring after four minutes, but Emmanuel Goodness was on hand to make the save.

Royal Queens were next to go close after 18 minutes via Arowokeye Ayomide, but the forward could only fire high and wide when she might have done better.

The Warri based outfit took the lead just seven minutes into the second period when Deborah Peter nodded into the top corner from the centre of the box.

Adamawa Queens pushed for the equaliser in the latter stages, but Royal Queens held on to win.

Confluence Queens 0-2 Nasarawa Amazons

Nasarawa Amazons earned bragging rights at the North Central derby courtesy of a 2-0 win over Confluence Queens.

Christopher Danjuma masterminded the success, with Ayatsea Hembatau and Dorshima Tarnum getting on the scoresheet for the Amazons.

Confluence Queens were made to rue series of missed chances during a breathless game, with Chiamaka Osigwe among those most guilty of spurning opportunities.

Edo Queens 2-0 Honey Badgers

Midfielder Suliyat Abideen scored twice to give Edo Queens a 2-0 win over youthful Honey Badgers.

Badgers weren’t afraid to take the game to the defending champions with their Tiki-Taka approach.

Abideen opened scoring with a free kick in the 63rd minute.

Four minutes from time, the playmaker rounded up a player of the match performance from the penalty spot.

Naija Ratels 0-1 Delta Queens

Delta Queens held off the challenge of hard fighting Naija Ratels to win 1-0.

The former Nigeria Women’s Premier League champions raced in front on 18 minute.

Arit Usang drove down the left before delivering a low cross into Mercy Omokwo, who poked the ball home from close range.

Day 1 Results:
Adamawa Queens 0-1 Royal Queens
Confluence Queens 0-2 Nasarawa Amazons
Edo Queens 2-0 Honey Badgers
Naija Ratels 0-1 Delta Queens