GTBank Masters Cup (Season 6) Quarter Finals Pre-Match Analysis

We are down to the Round of 8 in the GTBank Masters Cup (Season 6) after a rather cagey but action packed group stage that had all the trappings of an extraordinary tournament, which has so far featured spectacular goals, exceptional talent and breath-taking football skills.

The quarter finals stage of the prestigious football tournament will feature 8 games that will see the last 16 teams in both the male and female categories of the competition continue their quest to clinch the highly coveted trophy.  The Quarter finals game will be played at Onikan Stadium, Lagos on Thursday 11^th & Fri 12^th May 2017.

Fixtures

Date:      Thursday 11^th May, 2017

The girls will kick off the quarter-finals on Thursday with Jubril Martins Memorial Grammar School, Iponri playing Ansar-Ud-Deen College, Isolo in the 1^st match and Ansar Ud Deen Girls High School, Itire playing Dowen College, Lekki in the 2^nd match.

The Jubril Martins male team will start the male match, squaring up against last season’s runners up, St. Gregory’s College, Ikoyi. The 2^nd male match will St. Finbarr’s College, Akoka will renew their rivalry with International School Lagos, Akoka male team.

Friday 12^th May, 2017

On Friday, the female teams will again set the ball rolling as the team with the most win in the competition Queens College, Yaba face International School Lagos, Akoka, just as Greensprings Schools, Lekki will compete with Methodist Girls High School, Yaba.

In the male category, 2014 winners, Eko Boys High School, Mushin will try to eliminate the current title holders, Greensprings Schools, Lekki in the 1^st match while Kings College, Lagos will slug it out with Anwar-Ul-Islam College, Agege in the 2^nd match.

Tips

Seven out of the sixteen teams that will be playing in the quarter finals have won the tournament in the past and will be looking to repeat the feat.

Three schools, Jubril Martins Memorial Grammar School, Iponri, International School Lagos (UNILAG), and Greensprings Schools, Lekki, will field both male and female teams for the first time in the quarter finals phase of the competition.

It will be two days of exciting and thrilling encounters between the schools, all football lovers are invited to be a part of the soccer fiesta.

This 6^th season has already produced an exciting array of football skills and talent, and the quarter-final games are sure to raise that excitement with eye-catching match ups.

HOW THE QUARTER FINALISTS EMERGED

2^ND ROUND RESULTS (MALE)

*Walkover – One team does not show up and the other team automatically qualifies for the next round.

Match 2 – Methodist Boys High School, VI did not show up

Match 4 – Western College, Yaba did not show up

PS: There’s no 2^nd Round in the female Category, they moved from group to quarter finals stage due to the number of teams.

GROUP STANDINGS – FEMALE TEAM

Group A

Group B

Group C

GROUP STANDINGS – MALE TEAM

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Quick Facts

• The GTBank Masters Cup began in 2012
• The competition has been on for 6 consecutive seasons
• The tournament is played in the male and female categories
• 29 teams played in this year’s tournament
• Queens College, Yaba has emerged champions for a record 4 times – 2012, 2014, 2015 & 2016
• 120 goals (Boys – 96; Girls – 24) have been scored so far in the competition

Players to look out for

Male

1. Akpan Moses –          Finbarr’s College, Akoka
2. Ernest Promise –          Anwar-Ul-Islam Model College, Agege
3. Ibrahim Raheem             –          Jibril Martin Memorial Grammar School, Iponri

Female

1. Ademola Basirat –          Ansar-Ur-Deen Girls High School, Itire
2. Dolapo Aurori –          Queens College, Yaba

Koledoye Aliyah                      –          Greensprings School, Lekki