FOBASA DEAN'S CUP: Management department trumps Insurance department in penalty shootout to emerge champions

Reporter: Duru Victor

Department of Business Management has emerged champions of the Faculty of Business Administration Students Association (FOBASA), IMSU Chapter Dean's Cup 2018 after trumping department of Insurance in the penalty shootout.

The final match which marked the last event in commemoration of the Faculty week ended in a 1 all draw a after extra time thanks to goals from Santi of Insurance department and Sixtus of Management department in the 74th and 84th minutes respectively.
 Though a goal by the tournament's top scorer Jay Jay in the 86th minute was ruled for offisde, Insurance department threatened more for most part of the game.

(Picture of the tournament's top scorer Jay Jay of Management department)

The Director of Sports of the Faculty in a chat with Infoscope media led by Duru Victor expressed gratitude to God for the grace to host and organize such a remarkable event, while congratulating Management department for their well fought victory he lauded Insurance department for their strength in the field of play even for making it to the finals. He also appreciated the Dean of the faculty as well as the KANU Sports Centre for their encouragement and support.  

From left-right: Comr. Cent (Faculty Director of Socials), Comr. Adidas (Faculty Director of Sports), a representative of the KANU Sports Centre, Dean of the Faculty; Prof. C.C. Alugbuo, Management team captain, a second representative of the KANU Sports Centre, Comr. Teaser (Faculty President), Comr. Samsax (Faculty Secretary-general)

The Dean of the Faculty, Prof. C. C. Alugbuo in his speech praised all teams that participated for their show of sportsmanship  He also congratulated the Faculty Director of Sports as well as the Faculty Excos for a job well done and also promised a better showpiece in the next edition.

It is noteworthy that the department of Accountancy were the winners of the last two editions.

Santi,MVP of the tournament as he receives his prize from the Dean of the Faculty

                                             The winning team

    

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Management Department HOD's Cup Final: 200 level defeats 300 level by a lone goal to emerge champions

(200 level players)

 (300 level players)

Duru Victor reporting...


Record was set and the history books of Management department of Faculty of Business Administration ,IMSU as regards football, altered as 200 level players edged out 300 level players with a lone goal to emerge champions of the 2018 edition of the H.O.D's Cup.

Recall, on the road to the final which went down today, the 200 level put up a spirited performance that saw out the freshmen with a 2-1 scoreline. The 300 level players, known for their resilience in defence, on the other hand dismissed the 400 level players with a 2 nil scoreline.

At the blast of the whistle, both sides played it safe and didn't pose much threat to the other side obviously a tactical approach you would say.
And the game wore on, sweats dripped, tempers flared, nerves increased and fans chanted the support of their respective teams -Like an El-clasico it was!

No doubt to the dismay of the 300 level players, the 200 level took the lead. The goal came in the 42nd minute of the game by the wonderful effort of the 200 level Captain, Sixtus who dribbled his way past the opponent's goalie, in a one-on-one situation, and slotted the ball into the net.

At the start of the second half, the 300 level players were on the offensive and threatened more in the game including a wonderful goal-bound freekick that was denied by the heroics of the opponent's goalie, Ugo.

In all it was a game that lived up to its billing.

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Kanu Nwankwo 2018 5 A-side Super Cup 6 (with FUTO as defending Champion)

KANU NWANKWO SPORTS CENTER

P R E S E N T S ! ! !

5 A-SIDE SUPER CUP 6

(with FUTO as defending Champion)

An annual football tournament been hosted by Kanu Nwankwo (AKA Papilo) @ Kanu Nwankwo Football Center.

FEATURING:
AIFCE// IMSU// NEKEDE// FUTO// ABSU// UMUDIKE

PRIZES:
Ist Prize// 2nd Prize// 3rd Prize & Slots to Join Papilo FC...

AWARDS TO THE:
Best Super Team// Best Player// Highest Goal Scorer// Best Goal Keeper and So many other consolation prizes.

DATE: Saturday 5th May (Opening Ceremony) — Sunday 13th May (Closing/Trophy Presentation)

VENUE: Kanu Nwankwo Sports Center, Aladinma Owerri

TIME: 10:00am — 1:00pm // 3:00pm — 6:00pm

ENTRY TICKET:
For Each School with at least 50 Supporters

POWERED BY: #GivingBackInitiative of Kanu Nwankwo

For Enquiries: 08138264490

BE THERE!!! — COME LET'S CHEER OUR INSTITUTION....

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Balloon d'Or 30-Man Nominees

There's a 30-man shortlist from which the winner will be chosen tonight but it will be precise to conclude that Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann and Lionel Messi are the front runners. Take a look at their stats this year.

Club Record (2016):
Lionel Messi - 50 goals (1/86.78min),
25 assists (1/173.6min)

Cristiano Ronaldo - 38 (1/97.44min),
14 assists (1/264.5)

Antoine Griezmann - 28 (1/143.78min),
9 assists (1/447.3)
 
Team Honours:

CR7 - UEFA Champions League(16 goals), Euro 2016(3 goals, 3 assists)

Messi - La Liga(26 goals), Copa del Ray (5 goals, assists)

Griezmann - nil
 
Messi was part of the Argentina team that finished 2nd in Copa America.  
Griezmann played in the finals of Euro 2016. The Frenchman did win the Golden boot for his performance in the tournament (6 goals & 2 assists).
Cristiano Ronaldo led his nation to a memorable Euro triumph apart from winning the 3rd Champions League of his career.

The Complete 30-Man List with their names and respective club names;

Sergio Aguero (Manchester City),

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund),

Gareth Bale (Real Madrid),

Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus),

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid),

Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City),

Paulo Dybala (Juventus),

Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid),

Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid),

Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus),

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United),

Andres Iniesta (Barcelona),

Koke (Atletico Madrid),

Toni Kroos (Real Madrid),

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich),

Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur),

Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City),

Lionel Messi (Barcelona),

Luka Modric (Real Madrid),

Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich),

Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich),

Neymar (Barcelona),

Dimitri Payet (West Ham),

Pepe (Real Madrid),

Paul Pogba (Manchester United),

Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon),

Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid),

Luis Suarez (Barcelona),

Jamie Vardy (Leicester City),

Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich).

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Ballon d'Or Records & List Of Winners Till Date

Some interesting facts about the Ballon d'Or - one of the awards greatest awards.

-It was conceived by sports writer Gabriel Hanot in 1956. Stanley Matthews of Blackpool was the inaugural winner of the Ballon d'Or.

-AC Milan's George Weah, the only African recipient, became the first non-European to win the award in the year the rules of eligibility were changed (1995).

-Ronaldo of Internazionale became the first South American winner two years later.

-Three players have won the award three times each: Johan Cruyff of Ajax and Barcelona, Michel Platini of Juventus and Marco van Basten of Milan.

-Italian clubs Juventus and Milan had the most winners respectively; six players won eight awards while playing for each club.

Here's a complete list of previous winners of the Ballon d'Or award with the format; Year of winning, the name of the player and his club.

1956- Stanley Matthews (Blackpool)

1957- Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)

1958- Raymond Kopa (Real Madrid)

1959- Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)

1960- Luis Suarez (Barcelona)

1961- Omar Sivori (Juventus)

1962- Josef Masopust (Dukla Prague)

1963- Lev Yashin (Dynamo Moscow)

1964- Denis Law (Manchester United)

1965- Eusebio (Benfica)

1966- Bobby Charlton (Manchester United)

1967- Florian Albert (Ferencvaros)

1968- George Best (Manchester United)

1969- Gianni Rivera (AC Milan)

1970- Gerd Muller (Bayern Munich)

1971- Johan Cruyff (Ajax)

1972- Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich)

1973- Johan Cruyff (Barcelona)

1974- Johan Cruyff (Barcelona)

1975- Oleg Blokhin (Dynamo Kyiv)

1976- Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich)

1977- Allan Simonsen (Borussia Monchengladbach)

1978- Kevin Keegan (Hamburg)

1979- Kevin Keegan (Hamburg)

1980- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich)

1981- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich)

1982- Paolo Rossi (Juventus)

1983- Michel Platini (Juventus)

1984- Michel Platini (Juventus)

1985- Michel Platini (Juventus)

1986- Igor Belanov (Dynamo Kyiv)

1987- Ruud Gullit (AC Milan)

1988- Marco van Basten (AC Milan)

1989- Marco van Basten (AC Milan)

1990- Lothar Matthaus (Internazionale)

1991- Jean-Pierre Papin (Marseille)

1992- Marco van Basten (AC Milan)

1993- Roberto Baggio (Juventus)

1994- Hristo Stoichkov (Barcelona)

1995- George Weah (AC Milan)

1996- Matthias Sammer (Borussia Dortmund)

1997- Ronaldo (Internazionale)

1998- Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)

1999- Rivaldo (Barcelona)

2000- Luis Figo (Real Madrid)

2001- Michael Owen (Liverpool)

2002- Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

2003- Pavel Nedved (Juventus)

2004- Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan)

2005- Ronaldinho (Barcelona)

2006- Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid)

2007- Kaka (AC Milan)

2008- Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)

2009- Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

2010- Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

2011- Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

2012- Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

2013- Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

2014- Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

2015- Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

2016- TONIGHT (TONIGHT)

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