EFCC Football Team Lifts FCT FA Cup

EFCC Football Team Lifts FCT FA Cup

OpenLife Nigeria reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC’s Football Team, EFCC FC, on Saturday, March 3, 2024, lifted the FCT F.A Cup after defeating Sporting Supreme FC in a very scintillating performance which ended 4-3.

This is made known in a statement signed by EFCC’s Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity and made available to OpenLife.

According to the statement, the game which took place at the Bwari Township Stadium, Abuja before a large crowd of football lovers and cheerleaders saw the EFCC team defeat their opponent in a penalty shootout which ended 4-3 to lift the trophy after a breathtaking 2-2 draw of full game time.

In the course of the game, Sporting Supreme FC took the lead with the first goal at the 29th minute, further sustained with the second goal at the 74th minute of play time before the EFCC team fought from a 2- goal deficit with a brilliant comeback to level up the scores with the help of Abubakar Bature scoring a brace just 2 minutes to the final whistle.

The EFCC team, six time champions, had played 3 finals consecutively in the previous seasons to lift the title since its last win in 2021.

The team will proceed to represent FCT in the Confederation cup where it will log heads with other titans like Rangers Kano pillars, Lobi stars, Sunshine, Akwa Ibom United among others.