By Jacob Ajom
The 2025 Nigeria Bankers Games football finals delivered an electric finish on Sunday as FCMB and UBA battled for football Gold.
The game was one for the ages as it was a cast of the best defense, UBA who had not conceded a single goal so far, going up against the free scoring FCMB who had scored the highest goals so far.
The match itself did not disappoint as both teams matched each other tackle for tackle and shot for shot. However, in the 20th minute, in a moment of sheer brilliance, Amad Umar of UBA found space and masterfully dinked the ball over the onrushing FCMB goalkeeper to score what turned out to be the only goal of the game.
By that victory, UBA won their 7th football title and made history by lifting the trophy without conceding a single goal.
Tournament awards capped off the evening: Sterling’s Paul Nwaokete clinched Best Goalkeeper; FCMB’s Ubong Macvey won Best Midfielder; and UBA’s Mujeed Azeez earned Best Defender, while Amad Umar deservedly won the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
In the third-place match, Sterling Bank overcame Wema Bank to win bronze. Sterling Bank’s Jet Queens are Nigeria Bankers Games Football Champions
Sterling Bank have now won their first football title, leaving Access Bank with the silver medal.
Meanwhile, Wema Bank successfully defended their title as the Overall Champions of the 2025 games . They had won it 3 consecutive times.
The Wema Ladies won the Volleyball event, their athletics team completely dominated the field as they won 4 gold medals to help Wema Bank retain the Championship.
And then there was Adewumi Oluwaseun, the new track queen; she won 3 gold medals and deservedly emerged as the Overall Best Athlete of the tournament.
Wema Bank thus won 9 gold medals to emerge the 4-times back-to-back champions of the Nigeria Bankers Games.
