Joy Omewa shines as Fortuna Hjørring edge Hibernian in Champions League Qualifiers

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria forward Joy Omewa was on target as Fortuna Hjørring came from behind to claim a 2–1 victory over Hibernian in the UEFA Women’s Champions League second qualifying round on Wednesday.

Omewa had the chance to open the scoring early when Fortuna were awarded a penalty in the seventh minute, but she was denied from the spot.

The miss proved costly as Rachael Boyle put the Scottish side ahead two minutes into the second half.

The former Confluence Queens striker made amends in the 70th minute, firing home the equaliser to restore parity for the Danish champions.

With the game heading for extra time, Nikoline Nielsen struck deep into stoppage time to seal the win and secure Fortuna’s progression to the next round.

Omewa, who played the full duration, also picked up a yellow card in the 66th minute.

The victory keeps Fortuna Hjørring’s hopes alive of reaching the 2025/26 UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage.

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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