Super Falcons midfielder Jennifer Echegini was on target as Paris Saint-Germain defeated Saint-Etienne 4-1 on Sunday.
It was Echegini’s first goal of the season for PSG.
PSG scored twice in the first half through Sakina Karchaoui, and Romee Leuchter.
Laura Munk Hermann reduced the deficit for Saint Etienne two minutes before the hour mark.
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PSG regained their two-goal lead when Isabela nodded home from close range 10 minutes from time.
Echegini netted the fourth deep into stoppage time.
Her compatriot, Rasheedat Ajibade missed game due to injury.
PSG remain in second position on the table , three points behind leaders Olympic Lyon.
By Adeboye Amosu
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Friendly window for women starts today till next week Tuesday (December 2nd).
There is one screaming headline in one national daily titled “Again, Falcons risk missing FIFA window” and in that report, there might be bad news.
2 bad news actually.
1. This is the last window before WAFCON next March.
While Ghana will play England next week (after fixing it SINCE SEPTEMBER), Zambia, South Africa, Morocco and some others have friendlies also planned.
With aged players going to WAFCON in a world cup qualifying year, Madugu and co have lost an opportunity to introduce “young talent” to that team that will compete against 15, not 12 others.
Spineless bunch who can’t submit programme to NFF and force them to work.
2. There is a very sorry excuse in that report. A mystery would be friendly opponent this window suddenly pulled out of the game because he preferred to “face a lesser opponent”, not the WAFCON defending champions. So, NFF is “still checking” for a new opponent.
If that excuse is not worse than being stupid and catastrophic, I wonder what else beats that.
200 plus FIFA nations and NFF was really planning to play “River Angels” type of opponent?
And we expect to stream roll past opponents next year, abi?
“Good news” be say there are playoff spots for 2 best losing quarterfinalists to still qualify for the world cup.
Disgrace!
Lol, Sly. Are you saying we won’t qualify for WC as champions in March? That’ll be catastrophic, nah. The QF playoffs window should be for fringe teams like Ghana, CIV, Cameroon, and Senegal to battle out, not Nigeria, SA, Morocco, and Zambia.
As for friendlies, one would expect the NFF to be scouting opponents like England, Sweden, Norway, Spain, or, if the focus is Africa for now, opponents like CIV, Ghana, Senegal, etc.
Lol @Kel. It’s CAF that I blame for not doing the group stage draws yet so that NFF might wake up to remember it is still possible to have the huffing and puffing of our struggles with Botswana and Algeria in the group stage at the last WAFCON.
The same Algeria we spanked across 2 friendlies in only October 2023, 4-1 and 2-nil respectively, were the same opponents we couldn’t break down in July, 9 months after.
Now, imagine the strides they’ve been on if we encounter them again in March.
This is why I am worried
Not only is NFF bent on destroying ALL our national teams as they have just done this year at all levels, adding falcons to the mix is the height of that criminality.
Next year,
Plumptre will be 27 years old
Okoronkwo, the sulker – 29
Alozie – 29
Oshoala – 32
Ordega – 33
Ihezuo – 29
Omorinsola Babajide – 28
Uchenna Kanu – 29
Tony Payne – 31
Ayinde – 31
Ohale – 34
What kind of football are we expecting from those our literal first team members, coming up against the youthful squads of 15 ambitious nations in a world cup qualifying year?
Bro, I don’t even see a direct semis from that squad and NOW, we just lost a massive opportunity to bring new players to learn the ropes from these veterans.
Playoff spots still exist sha and even that is not assured if we get there – ask the so called most valuable or most expensively assembled men’s soccer team in Africa, super Eagles.
No miracle!