‎Bendel Insurance Retain Edo FA Cup After Beating Westgate FC 2-0












‎Bendel Insurance Retain Edo FA Cup After Beating Westgate FC 2-0

By Editor 
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‎Bendel Insurance Football Club, Sunday, April 26,2026 defeated Westgate FC 2-0 to emerge champions of this year's Edo State President Federation Cup.
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‎Alex Oweifaleya and Kayode Oke scored in the 10th and 88th minutes to give the Benin Arsenals the deserved victory against the new comers. Yazid Adamu's assist from his trademark curled cross from the left flank found well positioned Alex Oweifaleya for the clinical header.
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‎The little known opponents however showed class and why they got to the finals as they staged a good fight with compact teamwork but the defending champions Bendel Insurance players proved tough and difficult for rookies to disgrace.
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‎Westgate FC gained numerical strength in the 81st minute when Insurance captain Efe Enabulele was sent off for petulance. Against all expectations that Westgate FC would have upper hand and capitalize on. the decimated Insurance side,but Insurance tactician Kennedy Boboye immediately effected a tactical switch, leaving only Kayode Oke upfront as a lone strike after substituting Anyanwu Promise for highly experienced right back Stanley Okorom who brought stability to the team. Seven minutes later Kayode Oke capitalized on Westgate FC's defensive error and slotted in the Benin Arsenals second goal into an empty net.
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‎Both teams have already qualified as Edo State representatives at the national stage of the competition before the the result.
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‎The Benin Arsenals are the most decorated side in the state as they have consistently won it since 2019.  Insurance FC won the national FA Cup  in 2023, and have won it three times since inception and are as well two times league champions.
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‎Bendel Insurance FC on the road to the 2026 FA Cup finals,defeated Delight FC 2-1 in the quarter-finals and also thrashed ST. Andrews FC 3-0 in the semi-finals.
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‎Westgate FC, on the other hand,beat Namo FC 3-2 before edging Benin Warriors in the quarter-finals, and as well saw off Ine Stars 1-0 in the semi-finals.
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‎Insurance FC young striker Alex Oweifaleya received individual award of the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament during the closing ceremony of the Edo FA Cup at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin.
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‎In a post match interview,the Headcoach and technical manager of Bendel Insurance FC Coach Kennedy Boboye praised his opponents for their show of strong character. " Let me commend our opponents Westgate FC. They played good football and were compact. They dictated the pace in the second half. The two goals are the only thing separating the two sides. Let me also congratulate my boys for their resilience and for taking the chances we got. It would have been a different story if we had failed to convert the chances we got. " He said.
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‎On the prospect of making impact at the President Federation Cup,coach Kennedy Boboye said that he will definitely fortify the team ahead of the competition. He expressed delight after winning his  first laurel for the Benin Arsenals. 

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