Juventus FC of Tallinding over the weekend received a giant trophy, and a cash prize of D20,000.00 after emerging the league champions of the Serrekunda East nawettan zone.

Juventus defeated Abuko United 2-1 to clinch the coveted title in a fiercely -competed final that was cheered by hundreds of football enthusiasts from Serrekunda and the surrounding towns. Abuko United received a cash prize of D15,000.00 as runners up, while the leading goal scorer of the tournament, Cherno Njie went with a prize of D1,000.00

A Trust Bank and Western Union sponsored tournament, the organising committee of Serrekunda East Zone described the this year's nawettan championship as not only a great success, but equally lucrative as evident in the winners prize.

Earlier last month, Madina FC defeated Zurich FC by a lone goal, which earned them the knock-out title.

In a separate development, the Gambia Sports Journalists Association were thrashed 0-5 by the Serrekunda East Sports Committee in a friendly football on Sunday. The game that was played as ribbon-raiser for the league final on Sunday was also meant to cement cordial relations that exist between the sports journalists association and the Serrekunda East committee.