Charity Reuben sets another record in Al Ahly’s win over Modern

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria forward, Charity Reuben is taking the Egyptian women’s league by storm after three games in her incredible debut season on the North African soil.

The former Nigeria junior international scored the winning goal as Al Ahly edged Modern 1-0 on Thursday.

It took just 36 seconds for the former Bayelsa Queens player to score for the Egyptian side.

The goal was the fastest in the Egypt Women’s Premier League adding to her record.

In the opening match of the season, Reuben scored two goals, becoming the first player to score for Al Ahly in their Derby win over Zamalek.

After three league games, the former BIIK Kazurgut star has scored three league goals.

Al Ahly is among the joint top league leaders with a maximum of nine points alongside NBE and FC Masar.

The Egyptian side will bank on the prolific forward for goals in their bid to win the league which will seal a place at the CAF Women’s Champions League Qualifiers for UNAF (North Africa) region.

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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