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Technical Adviser of Nigeria Women Premier League side, Confluence Queens FC, Musa Baba-Anini Amorley was left disappointed following his side's home draw against Delta Queens in the NWPL Week Nine encounter on Wednesday in Lokoja. Chinwendu Ihezou put the away team in front in the 29th minute after a well taken free-kick by Uju Okafor. All efforts for the host to get an equalizer in the first half proved abortive as the Asaba girls' defense was insoluble. Confluence Queens make a quick changes as they go into restart with Super Falcons' invited attacker Ikeh Ginika replaced misfired Koku Damilola. The new import, Ginika however made a quick impact as she headed home the equalizer in the 46th minute to restore the host chances of picking any point. Despite all numerous chances created, both sides failed to score more as the pulsating game finished 1-1. Reacting after the disappointing draw, furious Baba-Anini lamented over his girls' failure to convert their crea...

A last-gasp free kick from Mary Olaitan salvaged a 2-2 draw for Confluence Queens as they held Nasarawa Amazons in a friendly match played on Wednesday at the Lokoja Confluence Stadium. It was the best Confluence Queens deserved as they struggled for possession for most parts of the game, even though they went ahead in the third minute thanks to a piece of individual brilliance. Ogunleye Kehinde found her way through Nasarawa Amazons' defense before slotting home to give her team an early advantage. The 2012/13 Nigeria Women Premier League champions pressed for an inevitable equalizer with young winger Chinyere Igboamalu central to their move. After being denied by Mercy Vincent a few minutes earlier, her mazy run found her enough space to stroke a ball across the penalty box that was gleefully tapped in by Stella Onyekachi after Oluchi Ezeji failed to deal with the cross. And when substitute Oguchukwu Njoku beat the offside trap to silence the hosts in the 84th minute, it loo...