The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Football Association (FA) has congratulated FOSLA Academy, Karshi, Abuja for qualifying for the semifinals of the Inter Secondary Schools Football Competition.
FOSLA Academy is FCT’s representative in this year’s edition of the championship, called NNPC/Shell Cup Football Competition.
A statement issued signed by FCT FA Chairman, Musa Talle, commended the boys for their doggedness, saying the entire residents of the FCT are solidly behind them to lift the trophy for the first time.
“We are happy for the achievements of the boys so far. They have shown that with proper planning, and adequate attention to grassroots football development, that the country can always excel in the round leather game at every levels,” he stressed.
Talle appealed to the organisers of the yearly competition to ensure that only bonafide students of the representing schools take part.
He expressed appreciation to the proprietor of FOSLA Academy, Sani Lulu Abdullahi, for his vision in establishing the school, and urged him not to relent in supporting it until the cup is won for the FCT.
FOSLA Academy last Sunday at the Katsina Township Stadium out scored Kano State representatives, Government Secondary School, Gwale, Kano 3-2.
The Kano boys scored the curtain raiser in the 26th minutes and held on till the interval. In the second half, the more rejuvenated Abuja boys equalised in the 50th minute when Solomon Abraham lashed on a rebounced shot to beat the goal keeper.
The Kano team scored its second goal five minutes later when Abdullahi Ali touched the ball in the penalty area. Ovation in the stadium had hardly died down when Naballa Vincent’s shot beat the Kano goalkeeper hands down for the equaliser.
Abraham took his goal tally in the competition to five barely two minutes to regulation time after he was fouled in the penalty box. He stood up and neatly tucked the ball beyond the goalkeeper.
FOSLA Academy will join three other qualifiers for the semifinals at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos on June 14.
The final holds on June 16.