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Udiba Gift proved she's a real Cristiano Ronaldo fan, winning two awards to lead her school Leadforte Gate to a deserved victory in the U15 Girls Inter-Secondary School Football Tournament.
Your number one sports platform Pulse Sports Nigeria was in attendance as Leadforte Gate beat all-comers to the title at the richest U15 Girls Inter-Secondary School Football Tournament at the Meadowhall, Lekki.
Udiba Gift was the obvious star of the day following an inspirational performance from the youngster as Leadforte defeated Corona 1-0 in the final on Tuesday afternoon.
Gift scored the decisive goal of the game in the second half to give Leadforte a deserved win in a keenly contested final against Corona.
Secondary School Girls Unleashed
The matchwinner, who celebrated her goal with a “SIU” told Pulse Sports moments after the game that she is indeed a Ronaldo fan.
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She was the best player on the pitch and it was no surprise when she unleashed a bullet of a strike for what turned out to be the winner after she was denied by the goalkeeper what would have been a worthy goal of the tournament winner.
Prizes
After the game, individual prizes were awarded to the teams, with Gift and her Leadforte side taking most of them.
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Gift was named the tournament’s most valuable player and joint top scorer, an award she shared with Ifeoluwa Owoigbe as both players finished with four goals each.
Leadforte also went home with the best goalkeeper award thanks to Ochi Miracle and her outstanding display in between the sticks.
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Also, to underline its position as the richest competition at this level, each of the top three teams was given a scholarship worth N3 million.
On the Tournament
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This is the first edition of the first-of-its-kind U15 Girls Inter-Secondary School Football Tournament in Lagos.
The well-attended two-day competition was put together by two famous academies in Lagos, the Lagos Tigers, and Kidsports, with no fewer than nine schools involved in the historic competition.
Apart from Pulse Sports, other famous faces at the event were former NFF board member and immediate past Chairman of the Lagos State football association, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, and Nkechi Obi, CEO, of Sports Nigeria LTD/GTE.
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