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Assistant coach Confluence Queens Football Club of Lokoja, Abubakar Musa, remains confident ahead of his side Federation Cup semi-final encounter with Bayelsa Queens despite the side Week 5 NWPL loss to Ibom Angels on Saturday in Uyo. Confluence Queens suffered a 2-0 defeat to Ibom Angels in the rescheduled match in a controversial way that halt the team's three matches unbeaten run in all competition. Emem Essien put the home team in front in the 26th minute before Celine Ottah doubled the lead from a free-kick position to condemned Confluence Queens to their first defeat in four matches. Mannama, as the gaffer is fondly called insists the defeat in the league will have no disadvantage in his side's ambitious clash with Bayelsa Queens in the Federation Cup. “Its unfortunate we loss to Ibom Angels in the manner we did, the appointed match officials didn't showed up except the centre referee. And like the rules says the F.A can provide referees from a neighboring state ...

Rafiat Sule and Joy Bokiri continued their heroic performance as they scored a goal each to power Bayelsa Queens to a comfortable 2-0 win over Adamawa Queens in the match day two of the Nigeria Women Premier League at the Oghara Township Stadium on Saturday.  Sule fired Bayelsa Queens upfront with a sumptous strike in the 27th minute before Bokiri cemented the win sixteen minutes from time. The duo had inspired Rollandson Odeh's women to a deserving 2-1 win over FC Robo last weekend. For coach Odeh, he needed the maximum points from the game to assure fans of the level of development of his squad. Bayelsa Queens started the tie well but Adamawa Queens appeared unbreakable as they defended with great resolve. However, the visitors were unable to contain the homers beyond the 27th minute as Sule did well to stroke home for the opener. Adamawa Queens came in strongly but Bayelsa Queens varied their play after the second half and pressed for the second goal but the hosts were wa...