FCT Queens lose 1-5 to Rivers Angels in Abuja

The home side lost to the defending champions.

FCT Queens Football Club of Abuja on Saturday lost 1-5 to visiting Rivers Angels FC of Port Harcourt in the on-going 2013 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL).

The match played at the Area Three Sports Complex in Abuja was one of the league’s Week 15 matches.

Rivers Angels dominated the first 45 minutes of play, while the home team came back into the game in the second half. But it was clear they were no match to the league defending champions, with the way the game went.

Elizabeth Addo opened scores for the visiting team in the 4th minute of the match, while Aminu Yakubu doubled the lead in the 19th minute.

Addo scored her second goal of the match in the 22nd minute, before Ishioma Odigua gave the Abuja side its lone goal in the 30th minute.

Former Kogi Confluence Queens’ player, Lola Philip, increased Rivers Angels’ lead in the 64th minute, while Glory Iroka sealed her team’s victory by scoring the fifth goal in the 72nd minute.

(NAN)