The stage is set for a thrilling finale as Zabarma and Builsa face off at the Aboabo Middle B Park on Saturday.
Builsa, making their debut, aim to create history by lifting the trophy, while Zabarma seeks to justify their favorites tag.
Following a shootout win against Fulani in the semi-finals, Builsa will be looking to make history by lifting the ultimate on Saturday on their debut campaign.
They’ll be locking horns with Zabarma, who have been highly tipped to lift the trophy.
Throughout the tournament, we’ve seen the Zabarma engage is an amazing display of football, dominating their group stage and knockout round, blazing all the way to the final. They’re currently in top form and boast an outstanding attack in the competition
Builsa on the other have become the surprise package of the tournament despite going all the way to the final by letting in three goals in six games.
𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟
𝗭𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗔
𝗭𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 haven’t really needed to move into top gear in their progression to the final.
They picked up four points from their three group games, A comfortable victory over Buuzaye, followed by a draw against Hausa before suffering defeat against Wangara in a dead rubber game.
Their route to the final saw them beat Frafra, Dagomba and Waala to book their spot in the final.
𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗦𝗔
Just like their compatriot, Builsa been a debutant started very well winning their first two games against Songhai and Youruba before succumbing against Frafra in their last group game.
They also overcame Wangara, Kotokoli before beating Fulani via penalty shootout to seal their spot in the final.
𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵
Zabarma wil be relying on the brilliance of their midfielder, Aziz Amankwa who has been the heart of their team since day one.
The presence and the threat of Fauzan Costa cannot be overlooked. The young attacker has scored 4 goals so far for Zabarma.
Builsa will be hoping the experience of former Ashantigold attacker Dauda Mohammed will come to bear on the day as well as their skipper Alonso who is having a good tournament.
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀
Moshie defeated Songhai 2-1 to win the second edition after Hausa defeated Wangara to become the first winners.
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱
• Zabarma have scored the most goals in the competition (11)
• Of the teams to have reached the semifinals, Builsa conceded the least goala (3)
– This will be the first meeting between the two teams in the competition.
– No debutant has won the trophy before.