B Unit of Surulere and Yomi Queens of Ajah have emerged winners of third MRS Under-12 Boys and Under-16 Girls Championship respectively at the Campos Mini Stadium, Lagos.

The Surulere side Beat Solution Boys of Apapa 3-2 on penalties after the normal time had ended 2-2, while Yomi Queens trounced Pepsi Babes of Oworonsoki 4-0.

Speaking during the closing ceremony, Managing Director of MRS, Paul Bissohong, said he was excited with the skills exhibited by the teams, stressing that the future of Nigerian football belongs to the grassroots.

“I was highly impressed with the performance of the kids and I want to urge other corporate bodies to contribute their quota to the development of football from the grassroots’’, he stated.

Prizes and awards were later presented to the winners, with Egbedeyi Ahmed of B Unit emerging the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the boys’ category, while Abidoye Omowunmi of Pepsi Babes won the girls’ MVP trophy.