Imo Striker Queens retain 2024 Judith Chime Championship

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Imo Striker Queens won consecutive Judith Chime Championships after a 5-3 win on penalties over Giant Empress in the final match in Enugu on Sunday.

Regulation time ended in a 1-1 draw, taking the match into the lottery of penalties, and the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Championship side emerged as Champions.

The team made it to the final of the tournament, which was formerly known as the Ifeanyi Chiejine Memorial Cup (ICMC), for the third straight year.

They lost the final of the maiden edition to Prince Kazeem Eletu Queens in 2022.

A year later, the team won the title for the first time in Asaba.

Greenfoot Academy’s Anastasia Uzor won the highest goal scorer award.

Imo Striker’s Jacklin Onyintechi Opara emerged as the best goalkeeper whole Immaculate Queens won the fair play award.

This will be the first time that the competition will take place in Enugu after the first two editions were staged in Asaba, Delta state capital.

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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