Search and Groom’s (TEAM FEMPOWER) has won the female five-a-side football tournament organized in celebration of the tenth anniversary of Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria at the Union Bank sports complex Surulere.

Playing alongside three other teams in a round robin, namely DSFN staff, MTN staff and Special Olympics volunteers.
FEMPOWER played against MTN staff in the final game winning by Three – Nil and all the goals came in the first half of the game.

Leading by example, Yusuff Suliat the captain of the team scored two goals, the third goal was helped into the net by an MTN staff while trying to stop Zainab Roli’s shot from crossing the goal line.

The gold medal winners include, Yusuff Suliat, Zainab Roli, Alogba Toyosi, Sulaimon Esther, Oradare Yemisi, Dike Patience, Izume Isoke and Umukorro Rebecca. The team was led by Adekunle Adegbile and Durunna Ndubisi.

The tournament provided an opportunity for the FEMPOWER players to share their experiences with the teams.
As a follow up to the event, the MTN staff team will be inviting TEAM FEMPOWER for a visit to their corporate office which will be focused towards mentoring and empowerment programmes.