Christy Ucheibe inspires SL Benfica to next round of Women’s Champions League

Christy Ucheibe and SL Benfica Advances in Champions League

Super Falcons midfielder Christy Ucheibe and her team-mates at Portuguese women’s club SL Benfica are through to the next round of UEFA Champions League Women’s Qualification.Christy Ucheibe and SL Benfica Advances in Champions League

Thanks to goals from Francisca Nazareth, Andrea Sanchez-Falcon, and Andreia Norton, the Portuguese side secured a huge win over their visitors on Saturday evening.

SL Benfica defeated Latvian Women’s League side SFK Riga 4-0 at the Caixa Futebol Campus (Seixal) to qualify for the next round of the European women’s clubs competition.

The 22-year-old Nigerian international and her teammates scored all four goals of the match in 21 minutes of the first half.

SL Benfica’s forward, Francisca Nazareth, scored two goals in the first seven minutes of the match.

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She scored in the 3rd and 7th minutes of the first half.

Andrea Sanchez-Falcon scored the third goal in the 16th minute before Andreia Norton registered the fourth in the 21st minute to complete the rout.

On September 6, 2023, SL Benfica defeated Victorville Women’s Team, NIR, 8-1, in the first match of the qualification stage.

Super Falcons star Christy Onyenaturuchi Ucheibe took to her Twitter handle today to celebrate her team’s qualification for the next round of the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

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The Super Falcons star and her teammates will now switch their attention Super Cup Women’s game against Sporting CP at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro this weekend.

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