Exchequers win Mobitel Hockey Knockout

Exchequers of Bank of Ghana defeated Trustees of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) 5-4 on penalties in the finals to win the Mobitel hockey knockout competition played in Accra on Saturday.

Full time scores were 1-1 and when the penalty rule was invoked, Exchequers scored four as against three by Trustees.

The game was only three minutes old when Eddie Odamettey scored the first goal for Exchequers when his beautiful strike beat goalkeeper Adolf Adjei of Trustees.

Trustees rallied up and scored the equaliser 10 minutes later through enterprising Ben Sam.

Disaster, however, struck Trustees midway in the second half, when their central defender Ben Baiden was sacked for a second bookable offence, but their opponents could not use their numerical advantage to score more goals until full time.

In the Ladies category, Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) beat Ghana Police 1-0 to win the trophy.

Irene Yarboi scored the only goal of the match two minutes to full time.

The competition, organised by the Greater Accra Hockey Association (GAHA), was sponsored by Millicom Ghana Limited, operators of Mobitel mobile phones.

Mr Morray Sivan, Managing Director of Millicom Ghana Limited said it is the policy of his company to support the community in which it operates.

He said his company would continue to support the development of sports since the government alone could not shoulder all responsibilities.

Mr Eric Okine, Chairman of GAHA, said the International Hockey Federation (IHF) has declared this year as "Hockey for the Youth" and appealed to corporate bodies and institutions to help develop the sport and to unearth talents.