NWFL Super Six: Edo Queens Secure Only Victory On Day One

Edo Queens got their NWFL Super Six campaign off to a perfect start after thrashing Confluence Queens 5-1 in the first game of the tournament in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Saturday morning.

A brace from Emem Essien and Goodness Osigwe and a solitary strike from Chioma Moses secured the comfortable win.

Confluence Queens’ only goal was scored by Merit Offor.

Essien broke the deadlock in the 13th minute but Offor equalised for Confluence Queens on 21 minutes.

Goodness Osigwe made it 2-1 just two minutes after Confluence Queens equalised.

In the 34th minute Moses got on the score sheet to make it 3-1 while Essien bagged her brace on 39 minutes to put her side 4-1 up.

On the hour mark Osigwe got her second goal of the game to make it 5-1.

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Speaking after his side’s victory, Coach of Edo Queens, Moses Aduku said both sides played a good game of football as he acknowledge that opening fixtures are tricky.

“Opening games are difficult to play. You see when the game started, everybody was trying to hold their own. We scored they equalize, we had to come up and get other four goals. So it was a wonderful game.

Both sides played, but we got our chances and we took it.”

Aduku added that this season, unlike the previous one his ladies are going to take all their chances as they are ready for their next opponent.

“One of the things I changed was we had an opportunity last season, we could not take it. But this is where we worked on it. And you can see we scored five goals.

The next game is against Rivers Angles we will watch them play and get ready for them.”

Meanwhile, the second game of matchday One which saw Nasarawa Amazon and Heartland Queens lock horns, ended in a barring draw after an intriguing 90 minutes of play.

Nasarawa Amazon had a major chance to gain the lead from the spot 21 minutes into the game after a Heartland defender handled the ball inside the box. But Goalkeeper Chukwu Uchenna made double saves to deny Chinyere Kalu from the spot.

Mactday one encounter ended with a South-South derby as host state Bayelsa Queens held seven time NWFL champions Rivers Angels to a one all draw.

It was the host team to open the score sheet as Fehintola Mabokanje converted her spot after a Rivers Angels player committed a hand ball inside the eighteen yard box.

Rivers Queens had to wait till the 82 minute when substitute Rita Peter lynched on to rebound to level the game.

The next round of games for the Super Six will be on May 20, as Bayelsa Queens will be looking for their first victory when they trade tackles against Nasarawa Amazon.

It will be another South-South derby when Edo Queens goes head to head with Rivers Angels, as Heartland Queens hopes to put more dent in Confluence Queens NWFL title aspirations.