Jokers Stars Football Club Wins Kesington Adebutu Soccer Competition.

The 3rd Kensington Adebutu Cup under 20 football championships in Lagos was concluded on Friday as Jokers stars football club of Lagos Island emerged champions.

The grassroots soccer championships sponsored by chief Kensington Adebukuola Adebutu foundation had 32 teams participated in the tournament organized by the South West youth soccer association in conjunction with Kensington Adebukuola Adebutu foundation. 

Jokers stars defeated last year's losing finalists, Smart strikers of Oke Aro in the final decided at the Onikan stadium on penalties following a 1 all score line at the end of regulation time.

Jokers FC won the penalty shoot out 4-3 to win the trophy and the top prize of  one million naira while the second placed Smart Strikers got the sum of 750 thousand naira.

B unit football academy from Surulere finished third in the tournament after they came through a 4-3 penalty shoot out victory over Zamadek football club of Epe in the third place playoff. 

B unit got the half a million naira for their third place victory while Zamadek smiled home with 250,000 naira.

Speaking at the finals, tournament sponsor, chief Kensington Adebutu thanked the South West youth soccer association for organizing the competition and congratulated all participating teams in this year's tournament. 

He said sports is veritable platform to empower the youth and the football tournament which has produce some players for the national junior teams is his contribution to national development. 

Chief Adebutu added that the under 20 tournament is a opportunity for the state to discover young players that will be groom and trained to play for national and international teams.

Awards were also presented to individuals in recognition of the contribution to the success of the championship amongst who is the commissioner for youth, sports and social development in Lagos state, Barrister Wahid Enitan Oshodi.