It was jubilations in Casablanca and the entire west coast of Africa last Saturday as resilient debutant, Edo queens delivered a stunning performance that dispatches defending champions, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa out of Confederation of African Football Women Champions League (CAFWCL) holding in Casablanca, Morocco.
Voicesports which monitored the duel in Makurdi report that, the South African ladies opened scores in the 24th minutes of the game through Melinda Kgadiete assisted by Karabo Dlemi. The Nigerian ladies fought back gamely towards leveling the scores, but their opponents sustained the fireworks till the interval. On resumption for the second half, Mamelodi Sundowns’ girls were very optimistic to be cruising into victory.
However, Coach Moses Aduku restrategized playing patterns saw play maker, Emem Essien sent a shockwave through her sensational strike which caught the Sundown goalkeeper napping for Edo Queens’ equalizer. The goal rekindled Edo Queens hopes as they continued their search on their opponent’s vital area through unrelented attacks.
This paid off when the match entered into added minutes of play as Edo Queens’ Mary Mamudu capitalized on the South African defensive blunder to fire the Nigerian representatives the winning goal that broke her opponents hearts. Mamudu’s strike force remains unforgettable victory that dispatches titleholders out of the tournament.
It would be recalled that Edo Queens won the Nigerian tittle for the first time last season. The team went all the way to win the WAFU B Women’s Champions League Competition in Cote D’Ivoire, thus qualifying for the Continental tournament in Morocco.
