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Roosa Ariyo wins Finnish Kansallinen league title with KuPS in Finland

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2 years ago

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Roosa Ariyo wins Finnish Kansallinen league title with KuPS in Finland

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigerian forward, Roosa Ariyo and her KuPS retained the Finnish Kansallinen league title following a 3-0 victory over Honka on Saturday.

Two goals from North Macedonia’s Gentjana Rochi lifted the team to the league diadem.

The one-match capped Nigeria international scored the first goal in the 15th minute and doubled the lead 11 minutes later.

Brazilian midfielder, Paulinha sealed the win with the third goal in the 66th minute.

Ariyo started the encounter and was replaced by Aino Kroger in the 61st minute.

She scored five goals in the league to help her side retain the diadem.

With 53 points, KuPS won the title ahead of HJK which had 49 points.

The triumph qualified KuPS for the 2024/2025 UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) Qualifiers.

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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