Dauda Mutiu was the hero as Adeleke Dynasty emerge the winner of the first Otunba Isiaka Adeleke Memorial Cup, Ede Osun State.

The match which was played at the Federal Polytechnic Ede Football Pitch had the former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as Chairman of the occasion, State Commissioner for Sports, Hon. Yemi Lawal, Mrs Dupe Adeleke-Sanni (Mother of the day), Prince Dotun Babayemi, Elder Leere Akogun Oyewunmi and Royal Fathers, Timi of Ede, Oba Minirudeen Lawal, Alara of Ara, Oba Olubayo Adesola Windapo and many other dignitaries in attendance.

The match was heading for a draw before Tanjo Surprise FC defender upheld Buhari Afeez of Adeleke Dynasty in the 18 yard box. Dauda Mutiu then converted the resulting penalty which made Adeleke Dynasty the maiden champions.

In the third place match played earlier, Eyiowuawi FC Ede defeated Ido-Osun Warriors 6-1 in a one-sided encounter.

Medals and trophy was presented to the Winners ( Adeleke Dynasty Ede), same was done for the second placed team, Tanjo Surprise FC Ejigbo.

Medals and trophy was also given to third place team, Eyiowuawi FC Ede.

For the individual awards,

Azeez Ajagbe of Adeleke Dynasty FC was the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, why Ayoola Azeez and Olanrewaju Habeeb both from Eyiowuawi FC scored 6 goals each to become the highest goal scorer of the tournament.

While Mojeed Lawal of Tanjo Surprise FC was awarded the best defender of the tournament, Akande Wale of Adeleke Dynasty swoop the best goal-keeper award, and the youngest player of the tournament was Saheed Kehinde of Adeleke Dynasty.

Full list of winners.

Adeleke Dynasty Ede (Winners)

Tanjo Surprise FC Ejigbo (1st runner-up)

Eyiowuawi FC Ede (2nd runner-up)

MVP – Azeez Ajagbe (Adeleke Dynasty Ede)

Highest Goal Scorer(s) – Ayoola Azeez and Olanrewaju Habeeb (Eyiowuawi FC Ede)

Best Defender – Mojeeb Lawal (Tanjo Surprise FC Ejigbo)

Best Goal-keeper – Akande Wale (Adeleke Dynasty Ede)

Youngest Player – Saheed Kehinde (Adeleke Dynasty)

The Memorial Championship is dedicated in honour of the first Civilian Governor of the State, Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke and solely sponsored by Rep. Bamidele Salam who represents the good people of Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State in the National Assembly.

All is now set for the finals of the Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Cup 2021 which will come up tomorrow, Friday 15th January, 2021 at the Sports Complex of the Federal Polytechnic Ede.

The third place match between Ido Osun Warriors FC and Babatunde Eyiowiawi FC Ede will come up first by 1pm local time.

While the final match will be played between Adeleke Dynasty Ede and Tanjo Surprise FC Ejigbo by 3pm.

The event will have a lot of dignitaries in attendance as former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola will chair the event, the state commissioner for Sports, Hon. Yemi Lawal will be the special guest, while Mrs Dupe Adeleke-Sanni will be the mother of the day.

The Royal fathers of the day are the Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Lawal, the Olojudo Alaiyemore of Ido-Osun , Oba Adeen Adedapo Aderemi , Alara of Ara, Oba Olubayo Adesola Windapo and the Ogiyan of Ejigbo ,Oba Omowonuola Oyesosin

The final will be transmitted live on Rave FM 91.7 Osogbo between 3:30pm to 5pm.

The Memorial Championship is dedicated in honour of the first civilian Governor of the State, Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke and solely sponsored by Rep. Bamidele Salam who represents the good people of Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State in the National Assembly.

The match which was played at the Agbonran School of Science Ede today ended 1-1 during the regulation time but inability of Ido Osun Warriors to convert their spot kicks means they will not play in the final..

The second semi-final which is a derby between two Ede teams Babatunde Eyiowuawi FC and Adeleke Dynasty Ede will come up tomorrow at Ogiyan Stadium Ejigbo by 4pm.

The Memorial Cup is solely sponsored by Rep. Salam who represents the good people of Ede north, Ede south, Egbedore and Ejigbo federal constituency of Osun in the National Assembly.

We however return to Egbedore center this afternoon with dogged Warriors of Ido-Osun taking on Ultimate lads from Iragberi. The ecounter is loaded with all prospects of an explosive match as both sides are not unaware of the fact that anything less than outright 3points on the card will be good enough.Ofatedo United, recall, currently sits atop the center log with 3 points in the bag, having defeated Awo United in the opening match of the group by a lone goal. The match starts by 4pm.

Elsewhere, Temidire FC Ejigbo South will be seeking to avoid early showers in the competition against Tanjo Surprise FC, Ejigbo, who surprised Ifesowapo FC 1-nil in the second match at the Ejigbo venue last Sunday. in the first match played last Thursday at the center, Temidire FC, Ejigbo South, had lost 1-0 to Ogiyan city center boys, which makes the match a must win for them to stand any chance of progress to the next next round of the competition.

The annual football fiesta for grassroot footballers is sponsored by the Lawmaker representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, Ejigbo federal constituency of Osun State in honor of the first executive governor of Osun State, late Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke.

The first edition of the Otunba Isiaka Adeleke Memorial Football Championship will officially commence on Sunday at the Community High School, Ido-Osun from 4pm.

The tournament which is sponsored by Hon. Bamidele Salam, a member of the Federal House of Representatives, representing Ede North/South/Egbedore/Ejigbo constituency as a mark of tribute to the first executive Governor of Osun State, the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke.

According to an official release from the organisers, 16 teams across Ede, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal constituency will participate in the competition with Awo United and Ofatedo United playing the opening match this Sunday by 4pm.

On his own part, the initiator of the Championship, Barrister Bamidele Salam disclosed that the championship is a key part of the BS-E4 initiative which was launched about a year ago.

” The competition is dedicated in honour of Otunba Isiaka Adeleke, who was the first executive Governor of Osun State. He was known to be honest, transparent, selfless and contributed immensely to the growth and development of Osun State and Nigeria as a whole.

“Apart from remembering the legacies of Otunba Isiaka Adeleke, the competition which will involve 16 teams in our constituency will bring up various soccer opportunities for talented young footballers across the state.

The opening ceremony of the competition will start by 3pm, while official kick off is 4pm, special guest of honour is Yeye Dupe Adeleke-Sanni.