Nigeria striker Aaron Samuel scored a hat-trick as his team beat Igirita Boys 3-2 in the Aaron Samuel 5-aside tournament in Port Harcourt on Thursday.<br /><br />The 21-year old has organised a 5-aside football tournament involving eight amateur teams, and is being held at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.<br /><br />On the first day of proceedings, the Super Eagles striker showed his worth as he scored two well taken free-kicks to give his side a 2-0 lead going into the half-time break.<br /><br />The half-time break would however stretch for 42 minutes as torrential rainfall meant the game couldn&rsquo;t continue as scheduled. <br /><br />But soon after the rains stopped and the second half began, the Igirita Boys scored two quick goals to level the score at 2-2.<br /><br />But Aaron Samuel, who plays for Chinese club, Guangzhou R&amp;F proved why he is the only professional in the competition with a well taken shot from center-circle to gift his side the lead, and what eventually proved to be the winner.<br /><br />Meanwhile, in the other games played on the first day of the tournament, City Boys annihilated Amphibious 5-1, while Aloma boys lost to Mike Boys 4-3. Salas Boys were beaten 3-2 by Coach T boys.<br /><br />The semi-finals and final hold on Friday, also at the Liberation Stadium.<br /><br />The winner of the tournament will smile home with N500, 000, 1st runner-up gets N300, 000 while the 2nd runner-up will get N150, 000.<br /><br />There are also prizes for individual displays, with the Most Valuable Player going home with N50, 000, same amount as the top scorer.