Nigeria International Defender Scores Maiden Goal For Real Madrid-Owned Team

Published: January 05, 2020

Nigeria international Ohale Osinachi has taken nine games to open her goalscoring account for Real Madrid's women team, CD Tacon, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

The hard-tackling central defender was among the three players of Nigerian descent that got on the scoresheet as CD Tacon thrashed Sevilla 5-1 in a Primera División Femenina match at the Estadio Canillas (Madrid) on Saturday afternoon.

On nine minutes, Nigeria Football Federation target Antionette Payne opened the scoring for the visitors , her fourth league goal of the season, but it was one-way traffic after the goal as CD Tacon completely dominated the game.

CD Tacon were 3-1 up after the hour mark courtesy of goals from former Arsenal striker Ubogagu, Lorena Navarro and Maite Albarrán (own goal).

At minute 87, Osinachi nodded home from Thaisa's pinpoint cross to make it 4-1 before Gema Prieto wrapped up the scoring in stoppage time.

Following their fourth win of the season, CD Tacon have moved into ninth position in the Primera División Femenina table with 16 points from 14 matches.

Super Falcons star Osinachi arrived at Real Madrid's women team last summer after stops at Houston Dash, Vittsjo GIK and Vaxjo DFF.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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