Ghana boosted their chances of clinching one of the tickets to the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, Costa Rica 2022 after they claimed a 3-0 win over Ethiopia in the first leg of the final round on Sunday.
A brace from Salamatu Abdulai and Cecilia Nyama’s strike in the first half was all the Black Princesses needed to silence the Ethiopians in front of the home fans at Abebe Bikila Stadium and took a giant step towards securing their qualification ticket.
It took only sixteen minutes for the visitors to wrap up the game. The breakthrough came at the 29th minute when Abdulai’s brilliant strike gave them the vital lead. Abdulai went on to double the advantage with her second of the match in the 38th minute before Nyama struck to complete the triumph just a minute from the half time break.
After a clinical first-leg triumph in Addis, the Princesses will focus on guaranteeing their qualification when they host the Ethiopians, during the reverse fixture in Cape Coast in two weeks.
Thanks to three goals from striker Flourish Sabastine this Saturday in the first leg of the last qualifying round for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup played at the Lat Dior stadium, the Nigerian team took a huge step closer to qualification at the expense of Senegal.
Upon receiving a through pass poorly negotiated by the Senegalese defense, hattrick hero Sebastian slipped the ball into the net for the first goal of the match for the visitors. Sebastian netted the second at the 56th minute off Mercy Idoko’s cross. Once again the hunter at her best hit her hattrick in the 62nd minute on a penalty after a Nigerian was brought down by Captain Marere Babou in the Senegalese defense.
With a huge first-leg lead in Thies, the Falconets will return home to welcome the Senegalese for the decisive second leg at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City on March 26.
Ethiopia & Senegal: World Cup Qualification hanging by a thread
Beefing up Mekelakeya FC ahead of second round kick-off
Many consider Mekelakeya to be a sleeping giant as the club has almost a century old history along with a huge number of trophies and has a foundation of an institution ready to rise and compete at the highest level.
Although currently sitting 11th just four points clear off relegation danger zone with 18 points from 15 matches, taking active participation in the ongoing midseason transfer window appeared to be a readymade solution for Coach Yohannes Sahle signed four players believed to be capable of making miracles.
The biggest fish to land Mekelakeya is the former St George and national team versatile player Mentesenot Adane. The humble Menetesenot who had had four premier league titles under his belt left Adama Ketema to join Mekelakeya.
In replacement of Ghanaian Okutu Emmnauel, Yohannes handed a 16 months contract to the former Hawassa, Sebeta and Wolkite striker Israel Eshetu. The striker is highly expected to help the goal drought side that bagged only 10 goals in 15 matches.
Two premier league titles with AbaJifar and Mekele Ketema, the no nonsense defender Aminu Nesru is Yohannes Sahle’s first choice to strengthen his sloppy defense line. Aminu signed a 16 month contract.
Afar born Amin Mohammed who according to news sources played in different England and Welsh leagues is the latest footballer to put his signature to the Army side. The addition of Amin is expected to bring options for the team’s strike force.
With the Sales Continuing to Rise in February, Chery International Maintains the Vigorous Trend of “A Good Start in the Year of the Tiger”
Recently, according to the latest sales data released by Chery, Chery sold 60,419 vehicles in February, up 26.4% year-on-year, and achieved a cumulative sales volume of 147,459 vehicles, up 17.3% year-on-year.
On the export side, Chery’s export sales in February reached 19,997 vehicles, up 9.3% year-on-year, and its cumulative export was 46,897 vehicles, up 33.9%, maintaining the vigorous trend of “a good start in the Year of the Tiger”.
Under the great influence of chip supply shortage, Chery International has achieved rapid sales growth by introducing new products and technologies and constantly creating user value.
In Brazil, according to the data released by Fenabrave (Federao Nacional dos Distribuidores de Veículos Automotores), Chery continued to rank among the top nine in passenger car sales with a sales volume of 3,241 vehicles in February, and Chery’s cumulative sales volume from January to February reached 6,372 vehicles, accounting for 3.36% in the passenger car market. In the car segment, Chery’s hot-selling model Arrizo 6 Pro ranked fourth with a market share of 5.35%. On February 17th, Brazil launched Tiggo 5X Pro, a brand-new Pro Family blockbuster product, and invited well-known KOL to come to the scene for the celebration.
In Chile, according to the data released by ANAC (Aso
ciación Nacional Automotriz de Chile A.G.), Chery’s sales in February increased by 63% year-on-year, and its market share of 7.7%, surpassing Toyota, Hyundai and other brands, ranked second among all automobile brands, with the cumulative sales volume up 114% year-on-year. In the SUV market segment, Tiggo 2 Series continued to rank first in sales volume. At the beginning of January this year, Chery held a media conference on the launch of Tiggo 8 Pro 1.6 T model on the top floor of Titanium La Portada Hugo Building in Chile. The media guests at the scene appraised the new model while tasting special cocktails and exchanging their views and opinions.
In the Russian market, which has been deeply cultivated for 17 years, Chery has always been a “national car” in the eyes of local people. According to the data released by AEB (Association of European Businesses), Chery’s cumulative sales in February increased by 46% year-on-year. On March 1st, Chery launched a brand-new Tiggo 8 model in Russia, which attracted much attention once released.
Today, Chery has 10 million users worldwide, including 2 million users outside China. Up to now, Chery has established 6 R&D bases, 10 overseas factories and more than 1500 overseas distributors and service outlets, with a total overseas production capacity of 200,000 units/year, ranking first in the export of Chinese brand passenger cars for 19 consecutive years. In February, OMODA 5, a “global car” developed by Chery with “user thinking + Internet thinking”, officially rolled off the production line in Wuhu factory, and would be launched in overseas markets as scheduled in the first half of this year. Chery will strive to achieve the annual export volume of 400,000 vehicles and further accelerate the globalization strategy.
About Chery
Chery has been known as “Technological Chery” since its foundation for insisting on mastering core technologies. It has set up five Research and Development centers in the world and a Research and Development team of over 5,000 elite members, providing it with advantages in traditional fuel technology, new energy, intelligence manufacturing and other fields. After more than 20 years of exploration in the field of new energy vehicles, Chery has established its leadership with four vehicle assembly platforms, five general subsystems and seven core technologies. Its EQ1 model has become the leader of mini battery electric vehicles in China. In the field of intelligent manufacturing, Chery has released the “CHERY LION” strategy, gradually realizing the intelligent layout in the whole life cycle of R&D, manufacturing, marketing, and service, as well as achieving the mass production and launch of L2.5 autonomous driving technology. As for global market expansion, Chery is the first Chinese automobile company to export vehicles, CKD parts, engines, and vehicle manufacturing technology and equipment around the world. Up to now, Chery has exported its vehicles to more than 80 countries and regions and has set up 10 overseas factories and more than 1500 overseas dealers and service outlets. With nearly 10 million users worldwide, including 2 million users outside China, Chery has ranked first in the number of passenger cars exported from China for 19 consecutive years.
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