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Olivet Baptist High School, Community High School Fiditi, Baptist High School Okesanmi and Community Commercial High School Ilora are through to the next phase of the FRCN Kids Football Challenge, Oyo zone.

Olivet Baptist High School topped Group C with 6 points, while Community High School Fiditi finished as runner-up.

In Group D, Baptist High School Okesanmi finished on top with 5 points, while Community Commercial High School Ilora finished second with 4 points.

In today’s fixtures, Olivet Baptist High School will play Community Commercial High School Ilora, while Baptist High School Okesanmi tackles Community High School Fiditi.

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Olivet Baptist High school, Oyo has won the third place match of FRCN Ibadan kids football Challenge. 

Olivet Baptist High school came from a one goal down to defeat Loyola College,  Ibadan by two goals to one. 

Olamide Okunola had opening scoring for Loyola College in the first half of play while Samson Olanrenwaju equalised for Olivet Baptist High school few minutes later. 

Mojeeb Oguntona put Olivet Baptist High school ahead in the second half and all attempts by Loyola College to equalise did not materialize. 

The final match between Brightville College, Ibadan and Ilora community commercial school, Oyo is ongoing.

Trophies and cash prizes would be won by winners.

Olaolu Fawole 

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The grand finale of the maiden edition of Radio Nigeria Ibadan Kids Football Challenge comes up on Saturday at the University of Ibadan Sports Complex.

In the third-place match, the runners-up of Oyo Zone, Olivet Baptist High School will slug it out with runners-up of Ibadan Zone, Loyola College at 10 o’clock in the morning.

The final game will be between Brightville College, who are Winners of Ibadan Zone and Winners of Oyo Zone, Ilora Community High School.

Awards to be presented at the grand finale are the highest goal scorer award, Goalkeeper of the Tournament award and Team Fair Play award.

Chairman, the local organizing committee of the Competition, Mr Wale Afinjumo said the competition which began last month was able to discover talents that needed to be nurtured to the limelight. 

Dignitaries expected at the ceremony are football administrators and football scouts who will be on the ground for talents, while the Zonal Director, FRCN Ibadan, Mrs Bolatito Joseph will be the chief host. 

Olaolu Fawole