Teshie-based Sambo 4 FC have been crowned champions of the Benjamin Ayiku Narteh 2022/23 Division 3 League organised by the Accra East District Football Association (AEDFA).
They defeated Maranatha FC 2-0 in the champion of champions game played at the Nungua Town Park on Sunday.
Two second-half strikes in the space of five minutes gave the Zone One champions the victory over the Zone Two winners.
Sambo 4 had the opener as late as the 82nd minute through Nathanial Mensah before Christian Bortier Borlabi drove home a free kick from the edge of the box to put the game beyond the La based side.
The winners received a glittering trophy, medals, a citation, and a set of jerseys, with the runners-up walking home with medals and a citation.
The Head Coach of Sambo 4, Frank Nii Ayi Tettey, was adjudged the Best Coach of the Season and was presented with a trophy, tactical board, and a citation and would be joined by Alex Kofi, his counterpart from Maranatha FC, for a sponsored CAF License D courses.
Richmond Addy of La Mandela FC was adjudged the Most Valuable Player of the Season, while Jacob Mensah Akpor of Sambo 4 FC picked the Goalkeeper of the Season Award.
The Chairman of AEDFA, Mr Richard Boateng, presented the Member of Parliament for the Ledzokuku Constituency, Mr Narteh, with a citation thanking him for the sponsorship of the league.
Speaking to the Times Sports, Mr Narteh said the sponsorship was his way of empowering the youth in the Osu, La, Teshie, and Nungua enclaves to chase their dreams of becoming great footballers.
BY RAYMOND ACKUMEY
