Magburaka’s Kholifa Stars, Lungi’s Bullom Stars to race for 13th EBK-Cup

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson

After respectively picking up vital semi-final wins at the Makeni Wusum Stadium, Magburaka based football outfit Kholifa Stars and Bullom Stars Football Club of Lungi, are the finals of this year’s EBK-Trophy.

Both sides grabbed their tickets to this year’s EBK-Trophy grand finals, respectively, after beating rivals Golden Dragons and Sella Stars Football Club-(the tournament newcomers) 1-0 and 3-1 on Saturday and Sunday to book a date for the grand finals underway at the Wusum Stadium in Makeni city, at 4:30pm on Christmas day.

Like last season’s edition, this year’s EBK-Trophy is a Northeast and Northwest regions derby as both teams Kholifa Stars of Magburaka in the Northeast and Bullom Stars Football Club of Lungi in the Northwest region, have all got the backing of sports enthusiasts in their respective regions rooting for them as the hot favorites to lift the 2022 EBK-Cup.

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