Super League: South West Queens thrash Benue Amazons
South West Queens of Lagos on Wednesday in Abuja thrashed Benue Amazons 3-0 in the ongoing 2022 Nigeria Hockey Federation (NHF) Super League.
In the matches they played previously at the competition, South West Queens had lost three matches and drawn one, while Benue Amazons lost all four matches.
But on Match Day 5 of the competition, holding at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, the Queens won to take their points tally to four from five matches.
They now sit in the fifth position on the league’s log, while Benue Amazons are with no point from five matches and sit in the seventh position in the seven-team competition.
Other women’s competition games played on Wednesday saw Delta Queens beat Yobe Babes 3-1 and Kada Queens defeat IGP Babes 2-0.
In the men’s category of the competition, South West drew 1-1 with IGP Flickers, while Police Machine beat Delta Force 7-2. Also, Kada Stars beat Yobe Desert Rollers 4-1, while Stallions beat Niger Flickers 6-2.
Fifteen teams are participating in the Super League, with seven of them in the women’s category and the rest eight in the men’s category.
South West Queens of Lagos on Wednesday in Abuja thrashed Benue Amazons 3-0 in the ongoing 2022 Nigeria Hockey Federation (NHF) Super League.
In the matches they played previously at the competition, South West Queens had lost three matches and drawn one, while Benue Amazons lost all four matches.
But on Match Day 5 of the competition, holding at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, the Queens won to take their points tally to four from five matches.
They now sit in the fifth position on the league’s log, while Benue Amazons are with no point from five matches and sit in the seventh position in the seven-team competition.
Other women’s competition games played on Wednesday saw Delta Queens beat Yobe Babes 3-1 and Kada Queens defeat IGP Babes 2-0.
In the men’s category of the competition, South West drew 1-1 with IGP Flickers, while Police Machine beat Delta Force 7-2. Also, Kada Stars beat Yobe Desert Rollers 4-1, while Stallions beat Niger Flickers 6-2.
Fifteen teams are participating in the Super League, with seven of them in the women’s category and the rest eight in the men’s category.
(NAN)
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