The much-anticipated final of the 8th edition of the High Commissioner’s Cup of the Banwa province, interrupted in the final in 2022 due to insecurity, was able to be played on Saturday, October 26, 2024 in Solenzo, after two days of waiting, in front of a huge crowd.
It was the Sofitex team that won this atypical final by a score of 1 to 0 on penalties against the FDS team.
On Saturday, October 26 in the afternoon, the “A” school field attracted people for the final of the resilience cup organized by Oumarou Sandwidi, High Commissioner of the Banwa province.
It was the final of the 8th edition of the High Commissioner’s Cup of the province which should have been played since 2022.
The security situation in the province since then has prevented this final from being held.
This afternoon of Saturday, October 26, it was a relief for football lovers because the two finalist teams, the Sofitex team and the FDS team, met to find the winner of the 8th edition of the football tournament of the High Commissione
r of the Banwa province.
After the kick-off, both teams put on a great show for the crowd thirsty for great games.
The Sofitex team in yellow and the FDS in black played twice for 20 minutes on the pitch.
Sofitex largely dominated in both parts of the time without being able to capitalize on the field.
The match ended in a draw leaving the supporters of each team worried.
The referee asked the teams to choose 3 players for penalty shootout and each player should shoot the ball from the center and the ball should fall into the net without bouncing.
At the first attempt, there was no winner and it was at the fifth shooter that the Sofitex team was able to score and the score at the end of this fateful test was 1 goal to 0.
The Sofitex team, winner of the 8th edition, left with the trophy, a ball, a set of jerseys and the sum of 40,000 FCFA.
The second team left with a ball, a set of jerseys and the sum of 30,000 FCFA.
The High Commissioner of Banwa, Oumarou Sandwidi, took advantage of this final to lau
nch the 9th edition of his tournament on Sunday October 27, 2024 and it was primary education that beat secondary education by a score of 1 goal to 0 on the field.
Source: Burkina Information Agency