Abia Angels don pull one huge shocker for the 2026 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership Super Six playoffs on Monday, as dem beat the host team Rivers Angels for Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for Port Harcourt.
Inside the tight match, tactical masterclass clear as Winner David use bandage for head and sharp mind take head the ball enter net, and na that single goal secure the historic 1-0 victory for the tournament debutants, na weytin Hitvibz yan be dat.
This win don carry the Aba girls go four points from two matches, and e don change the dynamic of the tournament well-well for inside Garden City.
Abia Angels Super Six Title Intentions Clear After Rivers Angels Win
As she dey talk about this massive victory and how her team get mind face the big teams as underdogs, the assistant coach Judith Seember Benson clear everyone say her girls no come Port Harcourt come look face at all.
“I bin tell una say na we be first-timers for this Super 6, and as e dey so, other teams fit dey look us down or underestimate us, but we no come here for jamboree.
And na why for our first match we commot body go all out, but we no fit get the three points. But today, we don get the three points.”
The victory sweet die because Rivers Angels bin knock dem out for Federation Cup before.
People dey feel say na revenge be this, but Benson talk say the change of tactics and rotation of players na him do the magic.
“I no go call am revenge, but e look like revenge, yes. Because, you know say we don play with dem before, so we go back to drawing board; we see where we mistake, and we make sure say we block those spaces.
And the formation wey we use face dem that time different, even the players self no be the same. So we change our system of play and tactics. Na why we fit hold dem down today.”
Benson wey dey control things for touchline dedicate the emotional win to their head coach wey no dey ground, and she yarn say the legacy wey the man leave na him dey give the team ginger to perform for this Super Six.
“Body dey sweet me well-well. No coach go see this kind thing wey no go happy. Like I talk the last time, una all clear say our head coach no dey ground. But we dey build on top the legacy wey he leave behind.
This na the legacy wey he leave for us, so we dey build on am and na wetin dey give us ginger be that. We dey do all this things for am.”
How Coach Benson Take Cook Abia Angels Super Six Success
The match no pure straight like that for first half, because linesman lift flag up and down for offside against Abia attackers.
But after dem talk for dressing room and make small changes, the debutants hold their defense tight to protect the lead till match end.
“I appreciate dem well-well. We notice the lapses wey dey and we follow dem talk, dem come enter inside pitch go do the exact things wey we tell dem to do. And if you watch the match well, you go see say small changes dey.
We make some small changes, and the players wey enter na players wey see how the game dey go from bench. So dem just enter inside go correct the mistakes.”
When dem ask am if the team dey play defensive or negative football because dem draw 1-1 against Bayelsa Queens and now dem use 1-0 arrange Rivers Angels, but Benson push the blame go the heavy rain side.
“No, I no go say na to hold back. But as you dey see am so, how the pitch dey, rain dey fall and the ground dey slippery.
So for inside possession matter, we no fit play the kind game wey we really wan play, even though say we win, because of how the pitch dey.”
Now wey four points dey inside their pocket against two giant teams for Naija women’s football, confidence don full the Abia camp, and Benson talk straight when dem ask am if dem fit carry the trophy.
“I go say yes. Because we come here to come win.”
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Last Updated on June 9, 2026 12:28 pm by Hitvibz Media
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