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Omewa's late penalty puts Häcken close to the Swedish title

Nnadozie kept her first clean sheet of the season for Brighton, and Okpe reached 22 goals in Belarus.

Taiwo Banjoko
Lagos1 min read
Chiamaka Nnadozie in goal for Nigeria against Botswana in 2022.
Chiamaka Nnadozie in goal for Nigeria against Botswana in 2022. File photo: Happiraphael / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lagos — Nigeria's women had a big weekend abroad.

  • Joy Omewa scored an 89th-minute penalty to give BK Häcken a 2-1 win at Växjö on Friday. Häcken now need two points from their last three games to win the Swedish title. It is her fourth goal since joining in the summer.
  • Chiamaka Nnadozie, the Super Falcons goalkeeper, kept her first clean sheet of the season as Brighton beat West Ham 3-0 in the Women's Super League, making two saves.
  • Blessing Okpe scored in Dnepr Mogilev's 2-0 win in Belarus, her 22nd goal of the season.
  • Blessing Nkor scored in Dynamo Brest's 7-0 win, taking her to 13 league goals in 11 games.
  • Taiwo Lawal scored her first league goal of the season for Al-Taraji in Saudi Arabia, in a 4-2 defeat to Neom.

Source: Premium Times, 26 October 2026.

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