Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Oke-Afa has emerged winner of the 1st edition of the Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins football tournament organised by the Lagos Archdiocesan Catholic Men Organization, Nigeria (LACMON).
The Isolo Deanery champions defeated the hard fighting Catholic Church of the Assumption, Falomo 1-0 in the final played at the Onikan Stadium, Lagos on Saturday, November 8, 2014.
The elated team was presented with gold medals and tournament trophy by Archbishop Alfred Martins.
In the 3rd place playoff, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Arida beat St Gabriel’s Catholic Church, Ladi-Lak 5-4 on penalties after full time ended 1-1.
In his remark, the Archbishop of Lagos, Most Revd Dr Alfred Adewale Martins expressed satisfaction with the organisational standard of the tournament, which he said will promote friendship and love among Catholics in Lagos.
The Archbishop commended LACMON for initiating the idea of the tournament and urged its leadership to find out the grey areas and correct identifiable mistakes ahead of the 2be edition.
He prayed for all those that supported the successful organisation of tournament financially and otherwise, urging them not to get tired of contributing towards the wellbeing of mankind.
LACMON President, Chief Emeka Asoegwu was full of excitement and joy for the peaceful and successful completion of the tournament, assuring that efforts would be geared at making the next edition better.
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