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Maamobi staged a stunning return to the 2023 Sheikh Sharubutu Ramadan Cup to lift the trophy.

Maamobi were scheduled to kick off the tournament with Nsawam Zongo on Saturday but they were over an hour late and organisers of the competition decided to disqualify them in accordance with the regulations of the tournament.

However, Maamobi launched an appeal which was upheld and they were readmitted into the tournament and they marched on to win their second title of the competition in five years.

The determined Maamobi side swept aside all their opponents and they composed themselves to seal a penalty shoot-outs win over Darkuman in a tight final with Darkuman in the presence of the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu.

After defeating Salaga, from the Savannah Region, Accra New Town, Akim Oda Zongo from the Eastern Region and Madina, Darkuman, playing their first finals in the competition, posed a real threat to Mamobi.

After a gruelling 0-0 draw, the trophy had to be decided through the penalties and Mamobi proved to be the champions.

Maamobi now joins Ashaiman and Kasoa as the only communities to win the tournament twice since its inception in 2015.

High-profile dignitaries including the Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, joined the National Chief Imam for the climax of the two-day tournament.

The founder of the tournament, Tamimu Issah, after the grand finale, was excited that the tournament is realising its objectives of using it to unite the youth of Zongo communities and also to celebrate the National.

The 8th edition of the tournament was supported by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Ministry of Youth and Sports, Zo go Development Fund, Nasco Electronics and Perla Natural Mineral Water.