Bayelsa Queens Football Club on Sunday emerged winners of the Women’s 2021 Aiteo Cup Competition by defeating FC Robo in the final match at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Yenagoa-based Bayelsa Queens defeated the Lagos-based FC Robo 4 – 2 to lift the trophy.
Playing under the rains, the two sides opened the encounter in a hurry to undo each other.
But it was Bayelsa Queens who drew the first blood in the 10th minute through Mary Anjor, with FC Robo drawing level when they scored six minutes later.
NAN reports that Anjor restored their lead when she scored in the 37th minute to increase her goals haul in this year’s Cup competition to eight.
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Bayelsa Queens who were superior in their play during the game took a 3-1 lead before they went for the break.
They continued where they stopped by throwing in everything to increase their goals haul, only for FC Robo to stand solid at the back.
It was FC Robo, who became more desperate to savage the situation, who were however rewarded with a goal in the 65th minute to reduce the tally.
Bayelsa Queens, after losing some scoring chances, put the game beyond FC Robo before the end to take home the prize money of N10 million. (NAN)
