Christy Ucheibe helps SL Benfica inch closer to UWCL knockout stage

By Oyediji Oluwsseun Babatunde

Nigeria midfielder, Christy Ucheibe helped her Portuguese side, SL Benfica to a 1-0 win against German side, Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2023/2024 UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) Group A clash on Wednesday.

Ucheibe whose natural position is in the midfield played in the middle of the defence in a 3-4-3 formation as she paired Carole Costa and Lais Araujo.

After a goalless first half, the host broke the deadlock in the 71st thanks to Marie-Yasmine Alidou D’Anjou.

Ucheibe played full 90 minutes for the Portuguese champions against the second German team in the competition this season.

The win lifted SL Benfica to the second position in Group A with six points after three games.

Asisat Oshoala’s FC Barcelona top the log with a maximum of nine points.

Eintracht Frankfurt has three points while Swedish side and Halimatu Ayinde’s FC Rosengard is yet to register any point.

There are three more games before the end of the group stage with the top two teams making it to the quarterfinal.

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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