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It was a harvest of goals at the Lafia City Stadium as rejuvenated Nasarawa Amazons FC tore apart Kaduna Queens on Wednesday by five goals to nil in the last match of the first phase of the Nigerian Women's Premier League
The journey to the stunning result began when Dooshima Tarnum picked up a loose ball following some poor defensive miscalculations from Kaduna Queens and lashed it past the goalkeeper to put the home side ahead in the second minute.
Seven minutes later, Igboamalu Chinyere would increase the tally for the Lafia-based team as she feasted on another poor defensive clearance to leave the new league comers in oblivion.
Igboamalu Chinyere scored her second goal of the evening when Goalkeeper, Badmus Mutiyat, parried Ugochi Emenayo's diagonal cross from the right wing into her waiting legs, and she wasted no time in slotting it into the back of the net in the 27th minute.
At the 45th minute, a 35-metre thunderbolt from teenage sensation, Deborah Abiodum, almost tore the net, as Nasarawa Amazons went into the half-time leading 4-0.
The visitors, however, came back in the second-half with some glimpses of hope, shooting from distance.
Twice Anita Akabike shot from a distance, catching Nasarawa Amazons' goalkeeper, Chukwu Uchenna, unawares, but those efforts could not find the back of the net.
Odoma Amarachi who was brought in by Nasarawa Amazons to replace Tarnum Dooshima, did not last long on the pitch before scoring her own goal after receiving a world-class pass from Deborah Abiodum inside the box, twisting her marker before driving a low shot past the arms of the helpless goalkeeper at the 85th minute to put final score at 5-0 in favour of the 2019 AITEO Cup winners.
In his post-match interview, Technical Adviser of Nasarawa Amazons, Danjuma Christopher stated that the result was a resurgence from their last dismal loss to Bayelsa Queens in Lafia.
"After a wonderful performance at the final of the Aiteo Cup and the dismal outing at home against Bayelsa Queens, we needed to catch up. That was why we came out with all vigor.
"This is the match before the mid- season, so we gave it all we have got, even though, with all due modesty and respect for our opponents today, my players would have scored more goals than they did", the happy-looking Danjuma explained.
With the result, Nasarawa Amazons are now placed in second position in Group C of the 2017/2018 abridged Nigerian Women's League Season with 4 points and plus five goals advantage from three matches.
Bayelsa Queens have a seamless record record with nine points from same number of games and top the Group, while Sunshine Queens of Akure are placed 3rd position with four points with no goals advantage, and Kaduna Queens have no points.
The Women's League would go on a mid-season break to resume in two weeks' time for the continuation of the second stanza.
In the meantime, Technical Adviser of Nasarawa Amazons, Danjuma Christopher, has reacted to the invitation of six players of the club to the senior National football team, the Super Falcons, by coach Thomas Dennerby, ahead of the African qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
"I feel great. It's great news for the team; it's great news for the State, and for the development of Women's football in the country", he said.
The invited players are defenders Ugochi Emenayo, Maryam Ibrahim, and Joy Duru.
Others are midfielder Amarachi Okoronkwo, and strikers Adejoke Ejalonibu and Lola Phillip.
He further reacted to the drafting of the goalkeeper trainer of the club, Yahaya Audu, into the Super Falcons coaching hierarchy as a welcome development.
"It's a beautiful development. You can see that Nasarawa Amazons have been consistent for the past four to five years.
"We have been either in one final or the other, so, am not surprised that he has been drafted into the Super Falcons."
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