Tag: Olympic

‘First Women’s Clásico Win,’ Real Madrid Defeat Barcelona 3-1

Ganiyu Amodu

Caroline Weir scored two late goals as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday to secure their first-ever Clásico win and keep alive their faint title hopes. Weir came off the bench to turn home Linda Caicedo’s cutback in the 87th minute and added her second in stoppage time to move Madrid within four points of Liga F leaders Barça with seven games to go. Caroline Graham Hansen had earlier cancelled out Alba Redondo’s opener and there was controversy just before Weir’s first goal when a…

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BREAKING: Olympic Qualifier: Super Falcons Defeat Cameroon 1-0

Ganiyu Amodu

It was a real battle for Nigeria’s national women’s team, the Super Falcons, on Monday, at a bumpy MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja, but they triumphed 1-0 over Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses. After a 0-0 result in Douala last Friday, the Nigerian team scored in the first half and held on to defeat Cameroon 1-0 on aggregate and qualify for the last round of CAF qualifiers for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. READ ALSO BREAKING: President Tinubu Approves Implementation Of Oronsaye Report, To Merge Agencies Algeria Inaugurates Africa’s Largest Mosque…

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