Cameroon’s Marie Ngah Manga fires warning to Nigeria with Hakkarigucu hat-trick

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Cameroon forward, Marie Ngah Manga scored three goals as Hakkarigucu beat Antalyaspor 3-1 in a Turkish Women’s Super Ligue 1 encounter on Saturday.

The Indomitable Lioness opened the scoring in the 45th minute before the halftime break.

The 21-year-old doubled the lead for her side in the 57th minute of play before she completed her hat trick 11 minutes later for her Turkish side.

Manga made the 23-woman squad named by Jean Baptiste Bisseck for the third round qualifyng doubleheader for the Paris 2024 Olympics against Nigeria.

The treble sees the Indomitable Lioness fired warming signal to Super Falcons defenders ahead of the two-legged third-round showdown.

The first leg is scheduled for February 23 in Douala, with the return leg three days later in Abuja.

Cameroon will aim to stop Nigeria from competing at the Olympics for a fourth consecutive attempt, and the second time since 2012 halt.

With the win, Hakkarigucu occupy the ninth position on the log with 25 points after 20 league games.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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