PHOTO: Destiny Girls lifting the trophy
Writes Jerome C.Willie, Jr, boyzwill26@gmail.com
The 2020/2021 edition of the month-long Liberia Kickball Federation- Margibi Sub-Association league has ended.
It climaxed on August 8, 2021, with final game played between lower Margibi County kickball club, Zion Sisters against Kakata-based kickball club, Destiny Girls at the jammed packed Dolo’s Town Sport pitch.
Zions Sisters Club, who had a better chance to clinch second place suffered a 1-0 home-run defeat to YSSCI kickball club on Saturday, 7 August at the Dolo’s Town Sport Pitch in Lower Margibi.
And in the final game of the season on Sunday, 8 August 2021 at the same pitch in Lower Margibi, Zions Sister kickball settled to a goalless draw with league leader, Destiny Girls.
The draw on Sunday crowned Destiny Girls kickball club Champions of the LKF-MARGIBI Sub-Association 2020/2021 League season for the first time in the club’s history.
The silverware is the club’s second trophy this season for the Kakata- based Destiny Girls.
Since the commencement of the 2020/2021season Destiny Girls kickball club unbeaten run came to an end in the second phase of the competition.
YSSCI club in blue jersey
The club’s first defeat was 3-1 in a return leg to AYOUNDA kickball club on July 24 at the famous opened-air Nancy B. Doe Sports Stadium in Kakata, Margibi County. That was after Destiny Girls won the first leg, 1-0 home-run on 3 May in Weela, several miles outside Kakata.
Florence kickball club secured a narrow 3-2 homes run to marks Destiny Girls kickball second defeat of the season at the Nancy B.Doe Sports Stadium in Kakata,Margibi County on 31 July.
“I just want to say thanks to the Almighty God for his blessings. Our success today is based on unity, hard work and dedication. Thanks to the leadership, technical staffs, players and fans for such a success,” said Dickson Morgan, the club’s President.
Destiny Girls kickball club clinched the 2020/2021 knockout chamionship of the LKF- Margibi Sub-Association league on 27 June, after YSSCI Kickball club to a lead. But it was skipper Tina Barchue’s magical kick that secured a win for Destiny Girls.
Champions Destiny Girls kickball club, knockout runner-up YSSCI and third place, Zion Sisters kickball club have booked a space and will represent Margibi County for the upcoming 2020/2021 National Kickball Playoff scheduled for next month in Liberia’s Grand Bassa County.