Nigeria Leagues
Heartland End Sunshine Queens’ Aiteo Cup Dreams
Heartland Queens piped onerous preventing 2022 Aiteo Cup spherical of 32 opponents, Sunshine Queens 1-0 on Sunday on the major bowl of Warri Township Stadium.
A primary-half good end by the aspect’s strong-built attacker, Fortunate Mary proved ample to knock out the Akure aspect from this yr’s Aiteo Cup and subsequently propelled for the primary time the Owerri landladies to the spherical of 16 of the nation’s oldest and glamorous soccer showpiece.
The Owerri aspect will sq. up in opposition to the Championship aspect, Dannaz Girls, a workforce they defeated 2-1 within the 2021/2022 NWFL Championship promotion playoff in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state, within the spherical of 16 clashes.
The Lagos aspect outscored their reverse from Bayelsa state, Crystal Stars 2-1 within the spherical of 32 conflict in UNEC, Enugu.
Apart the sheer brilliance of steadily rising bullish striker, Fortunate Mary who effortlessly tapped in an help from attacking midfield maestro, Ugobest Osuji past the attain of the onrushing goalkeeper of the Akure aspect, Heartland Queens have their goalkeeper improbable, Uchechi Onyechere to thank for her heroism by stopping a penalty within the run of play and standing in opposition to the forays of assault mounted by the opponents, Sunshine Queens.
Recall that Heartland Queens have been stopped within the spherical of 32 by Delta Queens within the speedy previous version performed on the Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi, Benue State.
The publish Heartland Finish Sunshine Queens’ Aiteo Cup Desires appeared first on Newest Sports activities and Soccer Information in Nigeria | Sports247.
