Bayelsa Queens, FC Robo Win their Opening Matches

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City

Bayelsa Queens and FC Robo of Lagos began their opening game in the ongoing third edition of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) with wins yesterday.

The opening Group B match between Bayelsa Queens and Nasarawa Amazons which began at 10 am yesterday at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) Sports Complex, ended 2-0 in favour of Bayelsa Queens. The ladies from Yenegoa dominated the better part of the match.

Blessing Abiola recorded the first goal in the 12th minute of play, while the Most Valuable Player of the match, Abiola Blessing, scored the second goal through a penalty in the 24th minute.

The Group C opening match between FC Robo International and Fortress Ladies at the UNIBEN Sports Complex ended 3-1 in favour of the Lagos -based FC Robo.

Deborah Peters of FC Robo opened scoring in the 15th minute of play, while Marvelous Akpoboro equalised in the 28th minute of the first-half

In the 59^th minute, FC Robo scored their second goal to ensure they smiled away with all three points at stake. They added a third goal with three minutes to regulation time.

FC Robo’s Folashade Ijamulisi emerged as the Most Valuable Player and was rewarded with a DSTV decoder by the organisers.