Kenneth Aigbe, the Head Coach of Edo Queens FC, has expressed delight over his team’s 1-0 defeat of Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt in the ongoing 2014/ 2015 Nigeria Women Football League.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a late penalty from former Rivers Angels player, Amenze Aighewi, who now plays for Edo Queens, ended her former’s team seven matches unbeaten run.
Rivers Angels almost shared the points when centre referee, Christiana Adeyemi from Ondo State, awarded Edo Queens a penalty in the 90th minute in the rescheduled Day Five encounter.
The visiting team had gone 1-0 up in the 16th minute through Rosemary Okezie, but the assistant referee ruled it off.
Aigbe said: “I feel great because the players they played to instructions and we’re playing a good side, Rivers Angels.
“They’re no push over at all.
“Great support from the Edolites, mostly a man like Bernard Ajomah, he did so well.
“Great support from all of them and the girls played to instruction.
“We need support for the girls so that they can step up their game.”
Aigbe commended his players for their resilience, noting that they played against a tough opponent.
Meanwhile, Rivers Angels Head Coach, Edwin Okon, described the officiating as poor and biased, saying his team was not fairly treated.
According to Okon, biased officiating is one of the major factors militating against the growth of the league in the country.
He said: “There’re people that threaten referees every year and as well the referees must as well do what they want.
“We can’t grow like this in female football.
“We can’t grow like this.
“Look at the penalty, look at the officiating, look at the ones we had, look at the ignorance.
“So they’re joy killers.
“You take time to train your team, take time to work up your team, but once it steps into the pitch, the referees become the only player of the pitch, they decide whatever thing they want.
“So, these ones are not even qualified to handle the female league.
“The league is dying.
“I am crying.
“The referees that are into the league do not even qualify to even step into the side of the pitch.”
NAN.