Nation Wide League side, Rolly FC of Ugbowo will on Sunday evening battles Eagle Wings Football Club of Utagban in the final of the Julius Aghahowa Super Cup.
The final of the maiden edition of the tournament will take place at 2 pm at the Eagle Wings Football Complex, Utagban, Benin City, with high expectations on who wins the cup and earns the bragging rights.
Team News
Eagle Wings booked their final ticket courtesy of a 3-1 win over Rockers FC on Friday. The side went down in the 30th minute when they fell to a well-built goal by the Rocker’s side – Agho Nosa made no mistake in utilizing the opportunity that fell to him after he converted well from a fine solo run to put his side up.
Eagle Wings regained a wing when Tenebe Emmanuel rescued a leveller for his side after a good exchange of passes around the 22 yards of their opponent’s goal. Harry added the second a few minutes later before the side finally gained their superiority minutes later to put the game past their opponents.
No injuries in the camp as the coach of the side, Kelechi expressed confidence that they are ready to pull a shock against a side they haven’t found it easy playing against in recent times.
The tournament’s favourite, Rolly FC were full of life as they humiliated BJ FC 4-0 in a one-sided second semi-final of the tournament. Raymond Ekenoba starred in the game with two goals and an assist to his name as his team dominated their opponents from the blast of the whistle.
There are no injury worries as well for Rolly FC who are optimistic and confident of clinching the maiden title of this competition.
Rolly’s Coach Chukwudi Egonatu is confident going into the match against the backdrop of his team’s semi-final performance and their head-to-head record against Eagle Wings.
Head to Head
Rolly FC is going into this as the favourite after beating Eagle Wings in their last two meetings. Rolly enroute being crowned as champions of the maiden Benin City Youth League hammered Eagle Wings 5-0 and in the 2022 season, they handed the Darlington Ogbeifun boys another 4-0 thumping which is a confidence-boosting for them that they will win today’s final.
Prediction: Tournament favourite, Rolly FC have all indices working in their favour to go ahead and win the game. 3-1 the writer predicts.