THISDAY

Olaniwun Ajayi Consolidat­es with another Victory to Lead Group A

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Ugo Aliogu

After opening the 2017 season of the BOA Lawyers Football Tournament with the biggest win with a 5-0 crushing of Bloomfield, the law firm of Olaniwun Ajayi continued their good fortunes in the competitio­n defeating Olajide Oyewole 4-0 on Match-day two.

They lead Group A on same six points from two games as BA Law/ Probitas who similarly hammered Bloomfield 6-0. Ajayi is at the top of the group on superior goals difference of plus nine as against Probitas’ plus 7.

BA Law/ Probitas’ Rufai Dipo bagged the second hattrick of the new season as he scored three of his team’s six-nil defeat of Bloomfield at the Astroturf 2000 venue of the lawyers league in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Other high scoring teams of the weekend include Pinhero who defeated Tayo Oyetibo/B. Osipitan 5-1 while Aluko & Oyebode also smiled away with three maximum points courtesy of the 2-0 defeat of Streamsowe­r/Foundation in Group D.

Banwo & Ighodalo who lost 1-0 to Streamsowe­r/ Foundation in their opening game recorded first win of the season with 1-0 over Punuka to earn first maximum points.

Olisa Agbakoba Legal, Fides & Fiducia played goalless same as the same barren result from the clash between Templars and Falana & Falana. ACAS defeated ADVOCAAT 1-0.

The competitio­n continues this weekend with more matches.

The 15th edition of the annual Bankole Olumide Aluko (BOA) Football Tournament for law firms kicked off on Sunday February 26 at the Astroturf 2000 Facility in Ikoyi, Lagos with 20 selected law firms.

The law firms divided into four groups include; Streamsowe­r & Kohn & Foundation Chambers, Fides & Fiducia, Olaniwun Ajayi LP, Bloomfield Law, Pinheiro, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, Punuka Attorney, Adepetun Caxton Martin Agbor & Segun, Falana & Falana,

Templars, Babalakin & Co, Olisa Agbakoba Legal, Banwo & Ighodalo, Tayo Oyetibo/Bayo Osipitan, Lagos State Ministry of Justice and Aluko & Oyebode.

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