One fortuitous goal was enough to win the finals for Ibadan, and crown them champions yesterday in their encounter with Bwari.
The scorer looked to weave a cross into the crowded 18-yards box of Bwari, which cross sailed higher and longer than he had intended, and while the ball looped down the cross-bar, Bwari Goalkeeper flapped at the cross and tipped it into his own net.
The goal sparked feverish celebrations in the stands.
Earlier, Bwari had in the first half created four scoring chances but spurned them. They only had themselves to blame when Ibadan converted with their first shot on target.
The rest of the minutes saw an end-to-end encounter as Bwari tried to fight back, but a characteristically formidable Ibadan defence nullified the attempts by Bwari.
Ibadan, who put up a spirited effort against Lagos to defeat them in the semifinals, put up another solid display to ensure the lead remained intact. Full time whistle sparked celebrations from over 733 Ibadan fans who were behind their team from the first whistle.
Earlier in the third place match, Lagos beat Benin to win the match and earn the 3rd place medal.
In the female competition, Abuja won the league with the highest points, winning three of their matches and scoring 6 goals. Benin came second with 4 points. Lagos came third with 3 points.
Yola finally had something to cheer about, winning the Lawal-sponsored penalty competition after defeating Yenegoa.
