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Nigeria emerged as the first African side to claim the Turkish Women's Cup on their first-ever appearance after humiliating Equatorial Guinea 9-0 on Tuesday.
Super Falcons thump Equatorial Guinea 9-0 to win Antalya tourney
Kelvin Ekerete and Johnny Edward
Barcelona forward, Asisat Oshoala, scored four goals as the Super Falcons thrashed Equatorial Guinea 9-0 to emerge champions of the Festival Women’s Cup 2021 Antalya on Tuesday.
The competition had the Falcons, Equatorial Guinea, Uzbekistan, and CSKA Moscow Ladies in attendance.
Falcons finished as champions with a maximum of nine points from three matches, scoring 11 goals and conceding none.
Glory Ogbonna opened the scoring for the nine-time African champions in the ninth minute, before captain Oshoala scored two goals from the spot in the 12th and 13th minutes, and then added a third in the 26th minute.
Ahead of 2022 Africa Women s Cup of Nations in Morocco, the Super Falcons are launching their preparations at the 2021 Turkish Women s Cup, scheduled to be held from February 15-24.
The Nigeria-based delegation, including nine players, were led by Honorable Ayo Omidiran - the NFF women s football committee chair arrived in the host city on Monday afternoon.
Christy Ohiaeriaku, Onome Ebi, Glory Ogbonna, Mariam Ibrahim, Chidinma Okeke, Habeebat Akinwande, Francisca Ordega, Chinwendu Ihezuo and Gift Monday were the nine players from Lagos.
During the 10-day competition, they will face CSKA Moscow, Uzbekistan and Equatorial Guinea at the fifth edition of the women s invitational tournament.