Lieutenant-General-Tukur-Yusuf-Buratai
Novelty Match: Buratai’s
Lieutenant-General-Tukur-Yusuf-Buratai
Novelty Match: Buratai’s team, Actors Guild side played
draw in ‘explosive encounter’
As part of activities marking the 2019 ‘Nigerian Army Day
Celebration’, a novelty match between the Chief of Army Staff
(COAS) Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai football team and
the Actors Guild of Nigerian team, yesterday ended in a stalemated
2-2 draw.
The match which was played at the Ikeja Cantonment football
field, in Lagos.
The game’s curtain raiser, was scored by the Army’s Chief of
Training and Operation, Major General Lamidi Adeosun, after
receiving a ‘clever’ through pass from a senior officer, in the
first half.
However, Mr. Steve Eboh, restored pride for the Actors Guild’s
side, after he equalized in the dying seconds of the first
half.
Upon the resumption of second half, Major General Malu,
skillfully dribbled the defenders of Actors Guild to score his
team’s second goal, which sent the spectators into wild frenzy.
But the Army’s side celebration was short-lived as one of the
Actors Guild’s striker team broke through the central defence of
the COAS’ team, before firing a rocket into the net from outside
the penalty box, to restore parity for his team, in the 60th
minute.
The Centre Referee eventually blew the final whistle at the end
of 90 minutes to end the game 2-2.
Lt. Gen. Buratai, represented by the Chief of Army Standard and
Evaluation (CASE ), Major General A. O. Shodunke, congratulated
both teams for upholding the spirit of ‘fair play’ all through the
duration of the match.
He said the novelty match is part of the ways the Nigerian Army
(NA) is seeking to maintain excellent civil military relations with
other Nigerians.
It would be recalled that the Actors Guild of Nigerian, last
Month, paid a courtesy call to the COAS at the Army Headquarters,
in Abuja, and requested for a novelty match, which Buratai
instantly approved.
Highpoint of the event was the presentation of trophies to both
teams and players who performed outstandingly well during the
game.
The event was graced by top military officers, members of the
Actors Guild, captains of industries, military personnel families
and well-wishers.
By PRNigeria