Joy Omewa continued her fine form in English football, scoring her third goal of the season to help Nottingham Forest Women secure a 2-1 victory over Durham Women FC at City Ground.
The 23-year-old striker, who joined Forest from Fortuna Hjørring in January, opened the scoring early with a composed finish inside the box, setting the tone for the hosts.
Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah later doubled Forest’s advantage before Durham pulled one back, but Omewa’s early strike proved decisive in the tightly contested encounter.
The goal marked her third of the 2025–26 FA Women’s Championship season and her second in consecutive home games, having also found the net in the win over Ipswich Town Women the previous weekend.
Before her move to England, Omewa enjoyed a prolific spell in Denmark, scoring 52 goals in 85 league appearances for Fortuna Hjørring and earning the Kvindeligaen Player of the Season award.
Her seamless adaptation to English football—highlighted by her physicality, intelligent movement, and clinical finishing—has quickly made her one of the standout forwards in the division, as Nottingham Forest continue their push up the table.
Samuel Ahmadu is a distinguished multimedia journalist and women's football expert with over 15 years of experience in the industry. On the back of domestic engagement since 2008, he began his international career journey at Goal.com in February 2014, where he served as an African women's football correspondent for nearly eight years. During his tenure at Goal.com, Samuel covered major events such as three Women's Africa Cup of Nations (2016, 2018, 2022) and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada plus 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. His work at Goal.com earned him widespread acclaim, particularly for his in-depth profiles of African football stars, notably Asisat Oshoala, whose rise he documented from her early years to her breakthrough at the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in 2014. Prior to his role at Goal.com, Samuel freelanced for various print and broadcast media outlets in Nigeria, including Graphics Newspaper, Radio Nigeria, Grace FM, and Savid Newspaper. His extensive experience and expertise led to his appointment to the Nigeria Football Federation's Standing Committee on Women's Football Development from 2016 to 2018. Since February 2018, Samuel has been the Social Media Manager for Nigeria's women's national teams.In 2019, Samuel joined the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as a women's football content contributor and was promoted to Women's Football Editor in 2021. His contributions to women's football continued as he worked as a Media Consultant for Content Creation and Editorials at the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League. Currently, Samuel also serves as the spokesman for the Nigeria Women Football League, further solidifying his influence and dedication to the growth of women's football in Africa.
