FALCONETS STRIKER SEALS MOVE TO BENFICA

Falconets striker, JANET AKEKOROMOWEI has joined Portuguese champions Benfica, after signing a two-year contract with the option of another two years.

The 18-year-old last played for Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, outfit Bayelsa Queens and was named Most Valuable Player In the 2024/25 season after scoring 13 goals in 19 matches for Nasarawa Amazons..

On the international scene, AKEKOROMOWEI was part of the Falconets side that participated in the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia.

She has also been capped at full international level by Nigeria.