by Lamin B. Darboe
Tubakuta Academy at the weekend won the 2016 edition of the village’s football competition following a 4-3 post-match penalty shoot-out defeat of defending champions AC Milan. Regulation time finished 1-1.
Following an intriguing first half performance by both sides, it was AC Milan that took the lead through mesmeric forward Sana Nyassi in the closing stages of the half. Tubakuta Academy drew leveled through Ousman Jarju with only six minutes before the end of regulation time to force the game to the gruesome post-match shoot-out.
As winners, Tubakuta Academy FC went home with a trophy and a cash prize of D7,000 while AC Milan pocketed a D5,000 consolation prize for finishing as runners-up.
Wuhey Njie, the goalkeeper for Tubakuta Academy was voted the best player of the final while Lamin Darboe of Khan Enterprise FC received the leading goal scorer of the tournament. The first scorer of the tournament prize went to Sana Nyassi of AC Millan FC.