Remo Stars crowned 2024 Sheroes Cup champions

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership side, Remo Stars emerged as winners of the 2024 Sheroes Cup after a 5-3 victory on penalties against fellow top flight side, Abia Angels in Abuja on Wednesday.

Regulation time ended 1-1 taking the grand finale to spot kicks.

The Sky Blue Ladies went behind when Ekozie Dikachi scored the opener for Abia Angels.

Deborah Kehinde equalised for Wemimo Mathew’s side taking the match into lottery of penalties as the Ikenne-Remo based side came out victorious 5-3.

Earlier, host, Naija Ratels FC won the third place on penalties against Rivers Angels.

Like the final match, the game also ended in a 1-1 draw after regulation time.

The Abuja based side won the game of wills 4-3 to clinch bronze.

Sheroes Cup like the Betsy Obaseki Women’s Football Tournament (BOWFT) is organised to prepare teams in the NWFL ahead of the 2024/2025 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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