Joy Omewa bags brace as Fortuna Hjorring extends lead to 10 over Nordsjaelland

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria forward Joy Omewa scored two goals to ensure that Fortuna Hjorring defeated the nearest contender, Nordsjaelland, 3-0 in the Danish Elitedivisionen Championship group match on Monday.

The former Confluence Queens forward scored the opener in the 45th minute at the Right to Dream Park, Farum.

Ashley Riefner made it 2-0 in the 61st minute while Omewa put the game beyond the reach of Nordsjaelland with her second of the game in the 88th minute.

Omewa remained the highest goal scorer in the league with 16 goals and four assists from 18 games.

Fortuna Hjorring tops the league championship group with 44 points, 10 more than second-placed, Nordsjaelland.

The team will next face Odense Q on April 26, 2025.

With six games remaining, Fortuna Hjorring is in pole position to win the league.

Winning the league clinchs European spot for Omewa and her team next season.

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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