Nigeria internationals Onome Ebi and Chiwendu Ihezuo were the stars of the match as Henan Huishang edge Sichuan 2-1 in a Chinese Women’s Championship play-off on Tuesday.
Ihezuo scored her fourth goal this season for Henan with a fine finish in the first half but Sichuan levelled matters from the penalty spot after the restart.
Her teammate, Ebi, who was the Nigeria’s Player of the Year 2018 scored the winner in the final 15 minutes. The former Rivers Angels stalwart has now scored two goals in four outings this season.
Henan were aiming to end strongly in the 9th-12th place playoffs on Tuesday after missing a quarter-final spot in the championship.
This win means Henan will play in the 9th-10th place playoffs on Friday.
