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Former Asisat Oshoala Academy striker, Semenya Dazzles At Nigeria Women’s 2024/25 Pre-season League

Super Falconets striker, Janet Semenya, has been adjudge as the leading goal scorer and Most Valuable Player (MVP) at the just concluded Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) in Benin City, Edo State, South-south Nigeria.

The lanky striker proudly called S9 scored eight goals in four games to become the leading goal scorer in the tournament.

Football fans and broadcasters, who watched the entire tournament, have called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the handlers of the senior women’s team to include the World Cup player, who represented Nigeria at just concluded FIFA Under 20 World Cup in future Super Falcons squad.

Nasarawa Amazons were crowned champions of the 2024/25 Betsy Obaseki Womens Football Championship after a win over Bayelsa Queens in a penalty shootout in the final.

Semenya has featured for Hallelujah Ladies of Lagos, the defunct Asisat Oshoala Girls Academy, also in Lagos, but she recently joined Nasarawa Amazon for the 2024/25 league season.

Abdul Noah Ocholi

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