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Victoria Igbonoba’s hat-trick fires Ordabasy to victory over Okzhetpes in Kazakhstan

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9 months ago

10:35 pm

Victoria Igbonoba’s hat-trick fires Ordabasy to victory over Okzhetpes in Kazakhstan

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigerian rising star Victoria Igbonoba scored a sensational hat-trick to lead Ordabasy to a 3-1 victory over Okzhetpes in a Kazakhstan QFL Women’s League match on Friday.

Igbonoba opened the scoring in the 29th minute and quickly doubled her team’s lead in the 35th minute. She completed her hat-trick with nine minutes remaining, putting the match out of reach for Okzhetpes.

Although Veronica Abdullayeva pulled one back for the visitors two minutes later, it wasn’t enough to prevent the loss.

Igbonoba’s three goals bring her total to eight in the league this season. Ordabasy now sits third in the standings with 19 points after 16 games, trailing league leaders Shymkent (48 points) and second-placed Aktobe (36 points). The top two teams at the end of the season will qualify for the 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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