CORE FUNAI: There is spooooooorts in this beautiful house of CORE

Daddy getting ready to show his skills

So it was a wonderful Saturday, 4th of June 2016 as members of Chapel of restoration gathered at the school field to engage in sporting activities in line with the Bro-Sis week. It was fun, fun, fun, all through as both the brothers, the sisters and the Chaplain, came out in their sports wear to keep fit. Highlight of the event was the breath taking football match between the brothers and the sisters. I know... Let me explain.

There were rules. And the most absurd rule was that the boys will have both hands tied at the back.

See? Told ya.

So before the game, there was a little warm up. While boys practiced with a ball...

The girls practiced by playing... 10-10.

I wonder what kind of training method this is

Anyway, the game began with the customary kickoff by our chaplain

Messi ain't got nothing on him

And then handshakes, even though the silly boys wanted hugs

The match was officiated by a neutral by the name of MONO (the girls picked the referee. So you can be sure of bribery). Anyway, the game didn't go as planned for the girls because the boys had a plan of their own. A-ha! Lest I forget, before the game started, I was able to overhear the female couch giving her team a pep talk. And you wouldn't believe what I heard. 'Adaolisa, you are the assistant goal keeper'. What? I didn't realize those existed.

The female team coach, Uzor. A. K. A
Josephine Mourinho.

Anyway, Adaolisa the assistant goal keeper didn't start on the goal, instead Miss Chidinma was giving the responsibility of stopping shots from Darlington, Emmanuel, Davidel, Prince and Co. Poor girl. So, like I said before, the boys had a plan and that plan was to pass the ball around till the girls ran out of breath. And believe me! It worked.

Boys punishing the poor girls with crisp passing

Poor Esther. She's your sister in the Lord Prince!

Within ten minutes, the boys had gotten the ball into the net at least five times but all but two were ruled out for offside (told ya mono had been bribed)
When the female team coach saw this would end up being a disaster for her team, she went and negotiated with the male couches to let her field two goal keepers.

Wonder what she promised them. Food?

Anyway, with the permission of daddy they were permitted to field 2 goal keepers and in came in the super assistant goal keeper, Adaolisa! Our wonderful welfare mama.

And she didn't even know where to stand

So, darlington had a chance to score another goal and guess who saved the ball? You guessed right! Our assistant goal keeper. She saved it with her leg and that brought about a mini crises. The ball got burst! Like seriously, Ada burst the ball with her first touch!

Ada The ball buster.

That brought to an end the first half and another ball was brought to the field for the second half. This time, the girls resumed play with two goal keepers and over 20 players on the pitch. But still it took a dramatic own goal from Prince to for them to pull one back. OK, we seriously need to investigate that boy for match fixing. Then the girls completed the comeback when one of the machineries they hired scored a magnificent goal. The game ended and went into penalties. Boys not just with their hands tied had to do their run up with only one leg and kick the ball with that same leg. It wasn't funny mono!

Henry trying the one legged penalty

Main and assistant goal keeper!

After kick after kick, it was tied at 2-2 and the referee brought an end to the match and somehow declared the girls the winners. Seriously, I don't understand that rule! But anyway, it was a fun experience and we hope to do it again sometime soon.
Other sports followed like the relay, the egg race, and some running even daddy took part in.