Nigeria Players Abroad
Alice Ogebe scores four as Yetunde Fajobi shines in Zamalek’s big win over Al Masry
By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Two Nigerian players, Alice Ogebe and Yetunde Fajobi scored to help Zamalek to a resounding 7-0 thrashing of Al Masry in the Egyptian Women’s Premier League encounter on Friday.
Ogebe fired four goals while her former Edo Queens teammate, Fajobi bagged a brace in the comprehensive victory.
Fajobi converted the first two goals of the game for the host in the sixth and 17th minute respectively.
Ogebe followed up with a first-half hat trick in the 29th, 43rd, and additional minutes of the first half to put Zamalek five goals ahead going into the locker room.
Aya Ibrahim made it 6-0 10 minutes into the second half before Ogebe scored her fourth of the game to increase the lead to seven.
Fajobi played for Edo Queens and Osun Babes in Nigeria before joining Zamalek. Ogebe on the other hand featured for Rivers Angels and won the league title before having stint in Turkey.
After five games, Zamalek occupies the fifth position with nine points, six points behind leaders Al Ahly.
Charity Reuben’s Al Ahly maintained their perfect record with five wins from five games so far.
