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“It was a keenly contested match but I put the entire blame for our defeat on the NFA. That is what they wanted by taking 16 of our best players to the national camps,” lamented Pelican Stars Team Manager, Ani Oku Ita.
The girls of Coach Ntiero Effiom however have the opportunity to make amends when they return home next Friday to host Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt but the
defeat may just be another strong indication that the age-long dominance of the team in the domestic scene has been aborted.
Delta Queens begins well
Cup holders Delta Queens of Asaba began their campaign for a successful defence on a sound footing, pipping new entrants Solid Babes of Nassarawa 1-0 in Keffi.
Akudo Iwuagwu struck the killer blow in the 40th minute of the scrappy tie and the Asaba lads, who won the National Sports Festival soccer gold medal for Delta State, coasted home to an away win.
“Nassarawa Babes are an average team with good prospects” said Super Falcons Assistant Coach Dan Evumena who watched the tie. Oladimeji Tigress will be
guests to Delta Queens in Asaba next week.
Ilorin: FCT Queens of Abuja survived a deadly ambush by Oladimeji Tigress to split the points in .Two penalty kicks awarded and five yellow cards flashed on the visitors failed to weaken their spirits.
“It was unbelievable” lamented FCT Queens Team Manager Deacon Nuhu Goro Shadalafiyah. “ We were not allowed to touch the ball. Betty(Osayawe) caught one penalty kick and the other was blown over the bar. Any dangerous move by my
players earned them a yellow card but we are still on course,” he said. FCT Queens will play host to Waheed Queens next Friday.
Port-Harcourt: Cash-strapped Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt drew goaless against Sunshine Queens of Akure in their opening tie to put a big question mark on their Super Six chances. Only recently, the Sports Commissioner in Rivers State, Allwell Onyeso stated categorically that the Club was purely a private affair and therefore government was not bound to pick its bills.
Reports Bassey Koma
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