Brighton & Hove's Nigeria International Back On The Goal Trail After Injury

Published: November 21, 2019

Nigeria international Ini Umotong is back with a bang after dazzling for Brighton Ladies in a Women's League Cup game on Wednesday.

Eighteen days ago, Ini pulled up with a shoulder injury against Arsenal in a League Cup encounter, and was forced to sit out the 3-0 victory over Birmingham City last Sunday.

The striker however, returned to Hope Powell's starting XI and was influential for the Albion, laying on an assist and also scoring in an emphatic 5-0 win against London Bees.

She stylishly teed up teammate Victoria Williams for 2-0 shortly after the resumption of the second half before joining in on the goalscoring act with a composed finish 21 minutes from time.

The goal was her second in the cup tournament this season, with the other strike coming in the 3-0 win versus Charlton in September.

Ini will be targeting her first league goal for Brighton when they face Manchester United at the Leigh Sports Village Stadium on Sunday.

Emmanuel Chinaza

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