Edo ready to host Aiteco cup

Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu has said that his administration is ready to open the Dr. Samuel Osagbovo Ogbemudia Stadium Benin City on Sunday the 8th of August 2021 for the 2020/2021 Aiteo Cup epic finals.
The finals will feature Bayelsa United FC, Nasarawa United FC who will slug out in the male final game, while Bayelsa Queens FC and FC Robo of Lagos will  also battle each other in the finals of the women category. 
Speaking on behalf of Edo State Deputy Governor, General Coordinator, Edo Queens FC and Bendel Insurance FC Mrs. Sabina Chikere, said Edo State government is 100% ready to host the final match. 
According to him “I want to categorically say that all logistics needed to make this hosting a huge success have been put in place by the atate government. We are 100%/ready to host the finals. 
“We have done everything as far as hosting this event is concern, Edo State is very happy to be given this opportunity to host one of the oldest football events in Nigeria. If you follow our activities very well, you will see that the leadership of His Excellency Godwin Enogheghase Obaseki, is totally committed to using sports as a tool to reduce unemployment in the state, this is why government has invested huge sums of money into building an Olympic side stadium with standard facilities for our athletes to train so that they can compete favourably with their counterparts across the globe”. 
Shaibu also added: “The government is fully determined to return Edo State to it’s premier position in the annals of Nigeria sports. In the past, Edo State was always first, we set the pace while others follow. But thank God that we have a government that is fully devoted and  ready to rewrite the history of our sports men and Women by ensuring they key  into this programme and make use of the opportunity to better their career in sports.
“You will  also agree with me that sports world over is a tool that many developed countries have used to reduced unemployment, curbing of crime and criminalities in the society. You can attest to this during the hosting of the 20th edition of National Sports Festival (NSF), in Edo State. 
“Therefore, we are determined to use sports as a gateway to engaging our youths by so doing, we are helping to reduced to a certain percentage people on the labour market.” 
Though Edo Queens FC did not qualify to the finals, the Edo deputy governor said, “we are not disappointed that our team did get to the finals, Edo Queens did marvelously well they got to the semifinal and loss to FC Robo through penalty kicks”, adding that the state has put that behind it but preparing for the forthcoming NWFL new league season.