By Kei Emmanuel Duku
Yei Joint Stars FC beat Bentiu City SC 7:2 on aggregate on Wednesday to book a slot in the second phase of South Sudan Women’s Cup against Munuki FC (W).
Harriet Dusman was the Queen for Yei Joint Stars as she scored a hat trick against Bentiu City SC and won the award as the best woman of the match.
Halftime ended in favor of Yei Joint Star, with Dusman scoring two goals and her teammate Jessica adding the third goal to ensure they controlled the game.
Some of the other goal scorers in the second half for Yei Joint Stars were Shara Night, Mary Angier, Mirriam, and Dusman with her third goal.
In two appearances for the Yei-based side, Dusman has played two games, and she is now the leading goal scorer of the competition with three goals.
She will be hoping to take on her scoring record against the Munuki FC (W) team when the two teams meet in the Central Equatoria State Debry today in Buluk Training Centre at 3 PM.
The competition is played on home and away bases, and the return league is scheduled for Sunday at the Buluk Training Center at 8 a.m.
This is the first time these teams are meeting in a competitive fixture, and both are considered the title favorites for this year’s third edition of the South Sudan Women’s Cup.
In another game played in Buluk Training Centre on Wednesday afternoon, Al-Wehida FC of Yambio were one-nil winners over Young Stars of Toirt, with the only goal of the day coming from Doris Simon, and sure enough, they progressed to the next round of the competition to face Nile Eagles FC of Bor on the Friday morning fixtures to be played in Buluk Training Centre.
In yesterday’s games played in Aweil Freedom Square in the morning, Tiger United Aweil overcame Holy Family-Rumbek 0:6 on aggregate. In contrast, in the evening, Al-Hilal FC of Wau played against the Mayardit Wounded Heroes of Kwajok.
Updated South Sudan Women’s Cup Fixtures and Results
Opening Fixtures in Zone A Fixtures-Aweil
16/04/2024: Holy Family Women’s Team (Rumbek) vs. Tiger FC Women’s Team (Awil)-Aweil. 4 PM.
16/04/2024: Mayardit Wounded Heroes Women’s Team from Kwajok 1:0 Al-Hilal FC Women’s Team from Wau-Aweil Freedom Square
Return Fixtures in Zone A
18/04/2024: Tiger FC Women’s Team (Aweil) vs. Holy Family Women’s Team (Rumbek)-Aweil Freedom Square, 8 a.m.
18/04/2024: Al-Hilal FC Women’s Team from Wau vs. Mayardit Wounded Heroes Women’s Team from Kwajok-Aweil Freedom Square 4 PM.
Opening Fixtures in Zone B Fixtures—Juba
15/04/2024: Bentiu Women’s Team-Bentiu 0:5 Yei Joint Stars Women’s Team-Buluk Training Centre. Results were overturned through petition, and Yei Joint Stars lost the case to Bentiu City SC by 2:0.
15/04/2024: Young Stars Women Team-Torit 1:1 Al-Wehida women’s Team-Yambio-Buluk Training Centre.
17/04/2024: Yei Joint Stars Women’s Team 7: 0 Bentiu Women’s Team-Bentiu-Buluk Training Centre 8: 00 AM. (7:2) Aggregate
17/04/2024: Al-Wehida women’s team-Yambio 1:1 Young Stars women team-Torit-Buluk Training Center. (2:1) Aggregate.
Today’s Fixtures.
19/04/2024: Nile Eagles-Bor vs. Al-Wehida (W) 8am CAT Buluk Training Centre.
19/04/2024: Munuki FC vs. Yei Joint Stars FC (W) 3 PM CAT Buluk Training Center.