Joy Omewa on target as Fortuna Hjorring falter to Odense Q

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria forward, Joy Omewa was on target for Danish Elitedivisionen women’s side, Fortuna Hjorring as the host suffered a 2-1 loss in the Championship match on Saturday.

Rylan Childers broke the deadlock for the visitors with an early goal in the ninth minute at the Nord Energi Arena, Hjorring.

The lead lasted for 11 minutes before Omewa restored parity for the host from Sydney Masur’s assist.

Nine minutes from full time, Dikte Bang converted the winning goal for Odense Q.

Omewa who played the duration of the game increased her goal tally at the top of the goal scorers chart to 17 after 19 games.

She has also provided four assists for her side in the league this season.

Fortuna Hjorring top the log despite the setback with 44 points after 19 games, 10 more than Nordsjaelland which have an outstanding match.

They will next face Koge on May 4, 2025.

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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