Score First Goal, Go Home With Cash - Alenkhe Urges Insurance Players

By The9JaTREND

Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS), Senior Crime Reporter, Comrade Festus Alenkhe has promised #20,000 for scorer of first goal in any match involving the Bendel Insurance  Football Club in the home ground.

Comrade Alenkhe, popularly called, "How Do You Feel Now" by his admirers, made the promise during the second leg match between Bendel Insurance Football Club and Apex Kranes Football Club of Agbor, Delta State at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Edo State.

According to the match commentator, Joseph Isokpehi, "... of a truth, when the Insurance captain, Maurice Prince scored the lone goal that gave his club the advantage of clinching 37 points from almost 20 match they had played since the Nigeria National League NNL did begin and as well as making them the leader of group 'B' Loop, faults players who had many set paces against themselves. 

The match also recorded three yellow cards, two to Apex Kranes FC, while the goal keeper of Bendel Insurance FC earned a yellow card for intentionally delaying smooth play by pretending to have sustained injuries. 

The encounter ended goalless and with added three minutes after the 45 minutes regulation time.

The Bendel Insurance FC made several attempts to net in goals but, the God of soccer went to sleep, thereby with lots of wasted efforts at goal mouth of the Apex Kranes FC Agbor, Delta State. 

High point of the ceremony was when Comrade Festus Alenkhe presented the sum of Twenty Thousand Naira cash gift to the goal scorer and the Insurance Skipper, Maurice Prince in fulfillment of his pledge.

Bendel Insurance FC home match continues on Saturday July 31, 2021 with Insurance FC playing host to Ibom Youths of Akwa Ibom State also at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, while Apex Kranes FC Agbor, Delta State shall be travelling to Ogbomosho. 

Handing over the cash prize to Bendel Insurance FC skipper, Comrade Alenkhe said that he was in solidarity with the Bendel Insurance FC hence, he personally came to Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium with his colleagues to cheer up the players to victory.