vAugust 10, (THEWILL) – Bayelsa United and Bayelsa Queens Football Clubs, winners of the men and women’s competitions of this year’s AITEO Cup, were on Monday accorded a heroic welcome upon their return from Benin City.
The jubilant crowd received both teams and the state delegation led by the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, at the entry point into Yenagoa amid solidarity songs and dancing.
A statement by the media aide to the Deputy Governor, Mr. Doubara Atasi, noted that the procession started from the Igbogene Gateway and terminated at Peace Park opposite Government House, where a mammoth crowd was waiting for the teams.
Addressing the crowd, the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, expressed gratitude to the people of the state for the warm reception accorded them.
He assured that a formal celebration will be organised for the players of both teams by Governor Douye Diri, who was unavoidably absent.
He also appreciated players of both teams for their superlative performance, which made it possible for them to win the female and male categories of the FA cup, making history as the only state to achieve that feat in Nigeria.
The Senator representing Bayelsa Central, Senator Moses Cleopas, House of Assembly members, Commissioners, Special Advisers, the Chairman Bayelsa Civil Service Commission and member Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Dr. Peter Singabelle were part of the state delegation who cheered the teams to victory.
