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Queens
By Dorcas Jonah
Abuja, July 11, 2017 (NAN) Two-times champions Kada Queens of Kaduna on Tuesday continued their winning streak at the ongoing Hockey Super League in Abuja with a 2-0 win over Rivers Queens of Port Harcourt.
Inatimi Nelson of Kada Queens opened scores in the 10th minute of the game and doubled her team’s tally in the 14th minute.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the league is holding at the astro-turf hockey pitch at the Abuja National Stadium.
Speaking to NAN after the match, coach Halima Musa of Kada Queens said the team came well prepared to defend their title.
“Winning the title again will help us show our supremacy. We are here to defend our title.
“The girls are very confident and they are in good shape. We came with the confidence to win and that we will achieve,’’ she said.
Musa said with the team’s level of play, they were sure to defend their title.
She said they had already started working on representing Nigeria at the Africa Club Championships slated for Egypt in December.
NAN reports that the coach of Rivers Queens however declined comments.
The 2017 Hockey Super League will end on Saturday.(NAN)
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(Edited by Olawale Alabi)