Maryan Ohadiwe at the double in SFK Riga big win in Latvia

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria midfielder Maryan Ohadiwe scored two goals to help her Latvia side, SFK Riga, to a comprehensive 7-1 win against Metta in a league encounter on Saturday.

Four goals from Santa Sanija Vuskane lifted SFK Riga to a comfortable win.

Anastasija Poluhovica scored the first goal of the game in the seventh minute.

Vuskane doubles the advantage in the additional minutes of the first half.

She scored three more goals in the 54th, 60th, and 69th minute, respectively, to increase the lead to five.

Ohadiwe scored two goals in the 76th to 83rd minutes to make it 7-1 with the second from the penalty spot as Paula Dzane reduced the deficit for the host in the 61st minute.

She has scored three goals in two games for SFK Riga in the league.

SFK Riga will next face Auda in the league on August 28 before a clash with Vorskla Poltava in the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) Qualifiers on September 4.

Before moving to Latvia, Ohadiwe played for Edo Queens and Osun Babes in the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership.

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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