…Selected Players Battle Old Bayelsa United Team in a Friendly
Bayelsa United Feeders have been crowned champions of the Bayelsa United/Prosperity Cup pre-season tournament after one week of eye-catching football amongst 12 teams in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.
The tournament was aimed at discovering home-grown talents that would be integrated into Bayelsa United in the 2026/27 Nigeria National League, NNL season.
Bayelsa United Feeders beat Ereme Jackson of Port-Harcourt 2-0 to emerge champions of the tournament having kept a clean sheet throughout the tournament. Godwin Kenus put the Feeders ahead from a well delivered cross on 15 minutes, while Bright Femowei added another goal on 64 minutes to make it 2-0.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the tournament, Commissioner for Sports Development, Chief Daniel Igali said he was immensely impressed by the performance of both finalists, adding that the competition would give Bayelsa United a new direction ahead of the new season.
According to him, all hands are on deck to ensure that Bayelsa United return immediately to the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL which is why the governor appointed experienced personalities and coaches to drive the process of the return.
”I have been immensely impressed with what I’ve seen so far, and a number of young people have impressed me from all the 12 teams that featured in the tournament. I think the job is left for the technical crew to make a decision on who is best fit to be part of either the main team or the feeder team” he stated.
“Overall, I’m impressed, I hope the technical crew are able to do a good job and fish out the best players amongst them,” Igali maintained.
In his remarks, Chairman of Bayelsa United Interim Board, Dr. Peter Singabele remarked that the essence of the tournament was to spot talents that would feature for Bayelsa United next season, maintaining that the board was committed to the team’s return to the NPFL at the end of the season.
He explained that after the pre-season tournament the selected players from the competition would play against the old Bayelsa United players at 3 O’clock in the afternoon on Friday, 31st July, 2026 at the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa.
”The truth is that we’ve been thoroughly entertained. The good thing is that we are on the move towards achieving our goal and that is to get some talented young Bayelsans that will eventually make the team”. Dr Singabele said.
Also speaking, Bayelsa United Assistant Coach, Ngozi Elechi asserted that the exercise has exposed many talents in the State, stating that the competition reflects the government’s desire to see the return of the team to the NPFL .
With the Nigeria National League, NNL commencing in September this year, Elechi believes that with the blend of experience and the new players, the technical crew would assemble a good team that would compete favourably in the league.
Bayelsa United Feeders Are Champions Of Pre-season Tourney
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