It was a weekend with lots of expectation as the Nigerian club football season was capped with the Federation Cup on Sunday 23rd November.
Teslim Balogun Stadium Surulere Lagos hosted the men from the East and all football lovers who troop to the commercial never of the nation to be thrilled with raw football skills as Enyimba and Dolphins FC took the center stage right after the female category saw Rivers Angels dazzled the Queens from the Sunshine State, Akure.
Of course the creme de la creme in the Nigerian football scene graced the occasion.
Without much ado, From the blast of the whistle, Dolphins FC seemed the better side as Emem Eduok continued to trouble the Enyimba defense, but Goalkeeper Femi Thomas was at his best to stop all Dolphin efforts at goal.
Dolphins had a couple of scoring opportunities that could have seen them throw Enyimba off balance but Eduok was left alone to wander in the den of Lions, a defense led by a no nonsense Udoji.
Someone should have told Dolphins the story of Arsenal just a day before their match how Gunners had plethora of chances begging to be buried against rivals Manchester United.
Obviously no one told them. Enyimba came back resurgent and they didn't waste much time before their marksman Mfon Udoh scored in the 55th minute to put the Aba Boys ahead. You should have seen how the fans reacted with their non-stop Uzobu Enyimba Enyim, fireworks and so much noise. Trust me, the chanting from the opposing side subsided and it was all about Enyimba.
It didn't take long before the more or less quiet Udoh found himself gifted a scoring chance by the unsettled Dolphins defense but he opted to set up Chinonso Okonkwo who fired in to doubled Enyimba's lead.
With about ten minutes to see of the game, Man of the Match Eduok rewarded his efforts as he saw the back of the net. Call it a consolation and you're absolutely right.
Enyimba have now defended the title they won last year on the same ground, grabbing their fourth of the Federation Cup glory.
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