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Gift Monday inspires Costa Adeje Tenerife to victory over Madrid CFF

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Gift Monday inspires Costa Adeje Tenerife to victory over Madrid CFF

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria international, Gift Monday scored a goal and also provided an assist during Costa Adeje Tenerife’s 2-0 win against Madrid CFF in the Spanish women’s top flight on Saturday.

Monday set up Maria Perez who opened scoring for the host at the Football Field Adeje.

11 minutes into the second half, Perez returned the favor by assisting Gift, who doubled the lead.

The goal was Gift’s eighth in the league this season as she saw 82 minutes of action.

Belgium’s Jassina Blom replaced the former FC Robo Queens captain.

She also increased her assists to three while her compatriot, Rinsola Babajide was not dressed for the game.

Costa Adeje Tenerife occupies the sixth position on the Spanish Liga F women’s log with 23 points from 16 games.

They will visit Sevilla FC in their next league encounter on February 2, 2024.

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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