Atletico Madrid ahead Rasheedat Ajibade was the star of the present for Nigeria because the Tremendous Falcons secured a 2-0 victory over visiting Algeria in Ikenne on Saturday afternoon, Soccernet.ng experiences.

Ajibade netted each of Nigeria’s targets within the first half of the encounter because the Tremendous Falcons continued their dominance over the visiting North Africans.

The Tremendous Falcons boast a 100 per cent profitable file in opposition to Algeria, with the previous African champions profitable every of their earlier three conferences.

Regardless of the absence of key gamers corresponding to Jennifer Echegini, Asisat Oshoala, and Toni Payne, Nigeria displayed a robust willpower to keep up their supremacy.

Head coach Justin Madugu, within the Falcons’ first match following the departure of Randy Waldrum, opted for a lineup that mixed skilled overseas-based stars with proficient homegrown gamers.

The beginning eleven featured solely 5 foreign-based professionals: goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, defender Tosin Demehin, teen Esther Onyenezide, and forwards Present Monday and Rasheedat Ajibade.

Ajibade made her impression felt early, opening the scoring for Nigeria within the twenty fourth minute with a chic run and end.

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She then doubled the Tremendous Falcons’ lead deep into first-half stoppage time with a long-range strike, sending the house crowd on the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne into raptures.

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Though Nigeria couldn’t prolong their benefit within the second half, they secured a cushty 2-0 victory.

The victory ended Nigeria’s run of three winless video games after dropping to Spain, Brazil, and Japan at this summer season’s Olympic Video games in Paris.

Nigeria’s Tremendous Falcons and Algeria will face off once more for the second leg of the pleasant on Tuesday, October 29, at Onikan Stadium in Lagos.

These matches are a part of the staff’s preparations for the upcoming Ladies’s Africa Cup of Nations.