Nyanya, All star's hope of qualifying to the ongoing Veterans Invitational Tournament's semi-final stage was dashed after they failed to beat Capital Sportive in the final matchday 3 of the championship.
Corporate Kickers, with nothing to lose, having failed to win any of their first two matches, started on a brighter note and got rewarded for their display with a goal which they held on to till the end of the first half.
The second half saw a more enterprising display from Nyanya All-stars, which resulted in them getting an equalizer but all efforts to get the winning goal that will secure them a passage to the semi-final proved abortive as they left the tournament with their tails in between their legs.
In the other matches played,
Corporate Kickers Sports Club beat Gwagwalada All Stars by two goals to one while All Stars International defeated Like Minds All-stars 2-0
Unity Veterans thrashed Kuje stars 4-0 to book a semifinal ticket despite being made to wait for the day's final match before securing their semifinal sport.
Unity Sports Foundation against all odds, will be playing in the semi-final for the first time after they defeated Aleita All Stars one nil to secure their place.
Metro City was beaten by Lugbe All stars three-nill despite the massive score line, Lugbe All Stars failed to make it through to the semi-final.
Speaking ahead of the semi-final fixtures, Captain and Chairman of Unity Sports Foundation Benjamin Anaguoye said he is optimistic about his team's chances of winning the tournament, having made it to the semi-final
'to win the tournament, you must beat every team, and we want to win, so we are not going to leave any stone unturned in our bid to win the championship.'
Meanwhile, former captain of All Stars Abuja Favor Ben-Johnson said he hopes his team can win the tournament, especially with the quality of the technical crew and players.
'i want my team to win the tournament because they have the best players and technical crew, so I think they will defend the trophy.'
Abuja All stars, Corporate Kickers, Unity Veterans and Unity sports foundation are the four teams that made it to the tournament's semi-final slated for the 23rd of July 2022 at FIFA Goal Project.