Nigerian players shone abroad over the weekend, with Joy Omewa netting a late winner for BK Häcken and Chiamaka Nnadozie keeping a clean sheet for Brighton & Hove Albion, www.aclsports.com reports.
Super Falcons forward Joy Omewa scored an 89th-minute penalty to seal BK Häcken’s 2–1 away win over Växjö DFF in the OBOS Damallsvenskan on Friday. The victory leaves Häcken needing just two more points from their remaining three games to secure the league title, while the strike takes Omewa’s tally to four since joining the Swedish side this summer.
Chiamaka Nnadozie recorded her first clean sheet of the 2026/27 Barclays Women’s Super League season as Brighton & Hove Albion defeated West Ham United 3–0 on Saturday. The Super Falcons goalkeeper made two saves to help Brighton secure a convincing home victory, with Maisie Symonds, Fran Kirby and Kiko Seike getting on the scoresheet for the hosts.
In Belarus, Blessing Okpe was on target for Dnepr Mogilev in their 2–0 away win over ABFF WU-19 in the Belarusian Women’s Premier League on Saturday. Her 59th-minute strike doubled her side’s lead and took her tally to 22 goals for the season.
Meanwhile, Blessing Nkor found the net for Dynamo Brest in their 7–0 win over Dyussh-Polesgu on Saturday. The Nigerian forward doubled Brest’s advantage in the 21st minute after Nadezhda Ilinykh opened the scoring. The goal takes Nkor’s tally to 13 league goals in 11 appearances this season, with 14 goal contributions.
Taiwo Lawal also scored for Al-Taraji Ladies in their 4–2 defeat to Neom SC in the Saudi Women’s Premier League on Friday. Her 56th-minute effort was her first league goal of the season, taking her tally to five goals in six appearances across all competitions. She had scored four times against Eastern Flames in the cup in her previous outing.
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