FC Robo Queens of Lagos are celebrating a last ditch surge to three points, as they defeated hard fighting Ekiti Queens 2-0 in the Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL).
Shade Ijadosu was the day’s heroine at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos and she symbolically led their chants of ecstasy afterwards.
Two late goals made a world of difference for Robo in the encounter and Ijadosu admitted she was delighted being the who helped her side climb to third on the league table.
Ijadusi declared with delight: “We tried our best, and we had a lot of chances, but we could not make use of them. Especially in the first half.
“But we thank God for giving us another opportunity, and it led to a goal. We were almost giving up, but we thank God for two late goals.
“I also thank my teammates for giving me the opportunity to score. I appreciate their efforts. I’m so happy that I was able to score the goals. I’m so happy.
“This victory means so much because we’ll go up to third position. We are leaving fourth position, and with this victory, we look assured on finishing in the Super-6 qualification. We are good to go.”
