Nigeria Leagues
Delta Queens Crowned Champions After A 5-4 Penalty Shootouts Victory Over Edo Queens In Abuja In Saturday
To succeed in the ultimate, Edo Queens completed on high of the desk with 19 factors.
Delta Queens, on their very own half, picked 17 factors from seven video games.
At Moshood Abiola Stadium, the sport ended 0-0 on the finish of rules.
Goalkeeper Anderlin Mgbechi produced two saves within the penalty shootouts as Delta Queens received 5-4.
Earlier, on the identical venue, Nasarawa Amazons defeated Confluence Queens 2-0 to assert third place.
For particular person accolades, the Truthful Play Award went to Naija Ratels, whereas Finest Coach was given to Edo Queens’ Moses Aduku.
Anderline Mgbechi claimed the Golden Gloves and Edo Queens’ Suliyat Abideen was voted the Most Worthwhile Participant, whereas Delta Queens’ Chinaza Agoh received the highest scorer gong, with six objectives.
Sheroes Cup (previously referred to as Naija Ratels Pre-Season Championship then Flying Officers Cup) is an annual preseason match for girls’s affiliation soccer groups in Africa. The competitors often function elite groups from Nigeria Girls Soccer League, in addition to neighboring African nations. Because the first version in 2019, it has been described as the most important preseason match for girls membership soccer in Nigeria.
Simply earlier than the graduation of the second version, it was rebranded as “Flying Officers Cup” to honor and immortalize the lately deceased Nigeria first-ever feminine fight helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile.
In 2021, there was one hundred percent improve within the prize cash from the 2020 version. The primary, second, third and fourth positioned groups acquired ₦1,000,000, ₦500,000, ₦300,000 and ₦200,000 respectively.
In October 2022, it was renamed to “Sheroes Cup”.
The competitors is based and financed by Barrister Paul Edeh, by means of his sport agency domiciled in Benue State. For the primary version, twenty girls soccer golf equipment in Nigeria was invited however solely 4 determined to honour the invitation. The inaugural match was contested by hosts, Naija Ratels; high tier groups, Nasarawa Amazons and Edo Queens; and decrease pyramid group, Honey Badgers from Northern Nigerian state of Makurdi. Edo Queens emerged winners following a straight spherical robin format. All collaborating groups acquired free sporting souvenirs, together with soccer balls and jerseys.
The second version noticed the introduction of prize cash, in addition to eradicating registration charges because of the monetary impacts of COVID 19 on collaborating groups. It was additionally formally ratified by the Nigeria Girls Soccer League. The match venue was relocated from Benue State to Abuja. Bayelsa Queens emerged winners by means of a extra conventional preliminary group section, then elimination phases matches format.
The third version noticed the ratification of an organizing committee that included many main nationwide stakeholders in girls’s soccer. The prize cash was additionally considerably elevated and the match was billed to contain different African nations for the primary time.
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