Accra Giants Emerged Champions Of 2018 Binatone Challenge Skate Soccer Tournament

Accra Giants depended on their name to demolish Ashanti Warriors 4-1 to win the 2018 edition of the Binatone Challenge Cup held at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday.

The Giants qualified to the final of the 4-team tournament after taking out Western Tigers 5-1 and proved too strong for the Warriors who only went home with a consolation goal.

Enjoying the good weather, the Giants, led by the skipper of the national team, Gariba, entertained the packed crowd with some breath-taking performances to take home the giant trophy and cash prize.

The tournament which was organized by the International Federation of Skate Soccer (IFSS) in partnership with Binatone, seeks to afford coaches of the national skate team an opportunity to assess players for possible call-ups ahead of the 2018 Africa Skate Soccer Championship in March.

Western Tigers pipped Zongo Lions 1-0 to take the third position prize.

Speaking to the media after the exciting tournament, the President of IFSS, Albert Frimpong expressed optimism that the competition will help the coaches the identify the best players for Ghana ahead of the Africa Skate Soccer championship in March.

He praised headline sponsors, Binatone and the media for their support to the federation.

Albert Frimpong also thanked Diamond Cement, Hyundai, Vitabiotics, Jumia, B5 Plus, Afriglobal Group and Zenith Bank for making the event a success.