Tuesday, 24 September 2019

2019 HIFL SEMI FINAL: OAU Ambush UAM , as ESUT tends to explore UNIBEN WEAKNESS



2018 winners of the Higher Institutions football league, UAM Tillers and third placed team OAU Giants will reenact their 2018 semifinal fixture after they both qualified from the quarter final rounds. 

The game will be played at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University Sports Complex by 4 PM today.





The remaining four teams after weeks of actions

This game in Ile ife last year produced one of the stunning performances of the competition as OAU GIANTS came back twice to win by 5-3 in a 8 goals thriller to the delight of the fans and the neutrals.

UAM Tillers qualified for the semis by defeating BUK Stallions team 5:4 on penalties having played 1-1 on aggregate. 

OAU Giants qualified to the semifinals after defeating LASU Blazers  3-2 on Aggregate. 

In the Other semi final, UNIBEN Royals will square up against ESUT Explorers.

Uniben Royals Edged out last year UNILORIN Warriors,thus denying the warriors another shot at the final 4,a feat achieved by UNILORIN last season. 

 ESUT Explorers booked their place in the final 4 by defeating last year finalist ,the UNICAL Malabites over two legs.

The  return leg ties billed for October 9th,2019
The league is organised by PACE Sports and Entertainment Marketing in partnership with the Nigerian Universities Games Association (NUGA).

 The top 32 Universities from NUGA-member institutions will play over a period of 21 weeks for the Agege Stadium, Lagos.

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