Anokye Stars of Kumasi stunned Corners Babies 1-0 to win the just ended Coca Cola U-17 Soccer Championship, held at the Wesley College School Park, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.
Anokye took home a glittering giant trophy and a cash prize of Gh�400 plus products of the sponsors.
United FC placed third as they also beat Cosmos FC 1-0 in a keenly contested third-placed game.
Anokye Stars are thus on a stand-by for the national competition as they wait for other regional champions. They received a plaque and a cash prize of GH�300 and Coca Cola products.
The competition, which was launched two months ago, is to unearth soccer talents across the country and attracted eight top flight colts sides from the Ashanti Region. The two-day soccer fiesta was preceded by a clinic for the technical staff of the participating teams, which was conducted by coaches E. K. Afranie and Francis Oti Akenteng, CAF Technical Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA).
The eight teams included Anokye Stars - Kumasi, Corners Babies-Kumasi, United FC -Deduako, Butchers FC � Konongo, Aston Villa � Effiduase, Ato Plans � Obuasi, Cosmos FC - Obuasi and Pasha FC - Bosomtwi.
Samuel Bio of Corners Babies won The Best Player award with Barnes Owusu of Anokye Stars winning the Top Scorer Award. The Discovery of the tournament award went to Jasper Ofori Nartey of United FC with the Best Coach going to Sannie of Anokye Stars.
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