Izuchukwu OkosiNigeria’s Super Falconets on Monday night got the better of the Cranes Queens of Uganda in the first semifinals of the women’s football tournament of the 13th African Games holding in Ghana, reports Prime Business Africa.
The Nigerian women beat the Ugandans 2-0 to advance to the final where they will face hosts Ghana on Thursday.
The Ugandans held their more illustrious opponents to a goalless first half but succumbed to the more superior firepower following the introduction of the duo of goalscorers, Judith Adah Okah and Chiamaka Okwuchukwu in the second half.
Okah and Okwuchukwu came in as substitutes on the second half in place of Motunrayo Ezekiel and Kehinde Shobowale.
Okah was the first to put Nigeria ahead in the 74th minute before Okwuchukwu came up with the back breaker with a minute left to play.
The Nigerian side have now scored eight goals so far in the tournament and conceded none.
In the second semifinals game, Ghana defeated Senegal 3-1 with goals from Tracy Twum and Ophelia Amponsah (brace) ensuring that the old rivalry between Ghana and Nigeria will be reenacted.
Senegal got what proved to be only a consolation goal in th 53rd minute through Kande but the young Teranga Lionesses were unable to conjure any more goals to force the game to extra time.
Senegal and Uganda will fight for a bronze medal title in the 3rd place final.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
