Eletu Odibo Senior High School, Bariga and Okemagba Senior High School, Epe have emerged winners of the second edition of Lagos State Secondary Schools Hockey Championship, which ended at the Campus Mini Stadium on Lagos Island.
The Lagos State Secondary Schools Hockey Championship, organised by the Lagos State Sports Commission and the state’s Hockey Association, was planned for all secondary schools (public and private) in the state to discover potential hockey players across the state. While Eletu Odibo won the boys event after defeating Igbooye Community High School, Epe 3-1, Okemagba Senior High School hockey team were champions in the girls category after they beat Igbooye Community High School 1-0. Okemagba and St Patrick’s Grammar School, Epe, won the third positions in the boys and girls categories respectively.
In the boys category, Igbooye Community High School’s Rasaq Olaitan won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, Adamson Nosiru of Eletu Odibo won the highest goalscorer award, while the school also won the best goalkeeper award through Yusuf Ibrahim. In the girls category, Okemagba High School’s Paddy Mercy was declared the MVP.
