Int’l Friendly: Ijamilusi’s hat-trick sinks Algeria in 5 goals thriller 

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist

Hat-trick heroine …Folashade Ijamilusi outwits Algerian defender on the way to scoring three goals in Nigeria’s 4-1 thrashing of Algeria on Tuesday in Lagos.

Super Falcons forward Folashade Florence Ijamilusi’s hat-trick and a floating goal by striker Gift Monday ensured Nigeria beat Algeria’s Les Fennecs 4-1 in the hot Tuesday afternoon second leg match at Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos to finish the double-header international friendlies on 6-1 goals aggregate.

Nigeria also defeated Algeria 2-0 in the first leg tie played at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne Remo Ogun State over the weekend.
Ijamilusi scored a brace in the first half after she find the net in the 10′ and 18′ while Monday made it three goals for Nigeria in the 45′ after substitute Alouache Ouassila got one goal back for Algeria in the 42′.
However, Ijamilusi scored a hat-trick in the 89′ to complete her impressive outing in Lagos where she started her football career as a youth player.
The results of the two-legged international friendly matches against Algeria would have gladden the hearts of the Super Falcons interim manager Justin Madugu and his assistants Ann Agumanu-Chiejine and Auwal Makwalla as they could build the “New Face of Super Falcons” from here.

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