Actions continued in the ongoing Workers Unity Football Cup organised by the Olumide and Stephanie Aderinokun Foundation for artisan associations in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area.
Wasiu Dada was the hero for Computer Operators with a brace in their 2-0 win over Painters Association in their second Group fixture while Bricklayers and Carpenters associations settled for a goalless draw.
It was a dramatic outing between Poultry Farmers and Motorcycle & Generator Mechanics (MOGEMA) as both teams left it late to find the back of the net.
MOGEMA broke the deadlock in the 53rd minute but the Poultry Farmers didn’t go down without a fight and they salvaged a point in the final 10 minutes of the match.
Elsewhere, Surveyors Association cruised to a 2-1 victory over Tilers Association, thanks to first-half goals from Azeez Talabi and Idris Solanke.
The Tilers, however, pulled a goal back through Juwon Bamidele in the second half.
On Sunday, Lotto Operators managed to get a 1-0 victory over Association of Photographers and Videographers
Other results, Shoemakers 1-1 Association of Technicians, Plank Sellers 0-0 Aluminium Fabricators.
The competition continues at the NUD Primary School field in Owode-Egba today with Tilers Association chasing their first win against NATA by 2pm while Plumbers Association will square off against Bricklayers in the second match of the day, by 4pm.
The winner’s prize is 250,000naira, while first runner-up will earn 150,000naira and the third-place team will cart home 100,000naira.
All participating teams who did not make the final three positions are not left out and they will take home 25,000naira each.