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Ucheibe bags award, seeks new heights with Benfica

Speaking after her club defeated Sevilla 4-3 in the decisive match on Saturday, Ucheibe, who had an unimpressive Olympics campaign with Nigeria, said, ”God is not done with me yet! All glory to God almighty. Benfica by soul, see you next week for a new episode of Benfica.”

The former Nasarawa Amazons player joined Benfica in February 2020 on a three-and-a-half deal and has scored four goals in 68 matches.

The Algarve Cup, as an annual event featuring most of the world’s top women’s football teams, has no parallel in the men’s game, given that there are fewer professional women’s leagues and thus fewer scheduling conflicts.

For the first time, the Algarve Trophy brought together three of the best teams in the Iberian Peninsula in a pre-season competition organised to celebrate and support a sport that is experiencing great growth.