Omagbemi blames referee

Nigeria coach Florence Omagbemi  has questioned  South African referee Akhona  Makalima over her  decision not to award the Super Falcons a penalty against Ghana in their Cameroon 2016 African Women’s Cup of Nations Group B clash in Limbe on Wednesday. Black Queens’ Portia Boakye turned  Asisat Oshoala’s shot into her own net in the 19th minute to give Nigeria the lead. But Elizabeth Addo beat Nigeria goalkeeper Alaba Jonathan from the sport three minutes before the recess  to keep the score level at 1-1. Omagbami, who rued the Falcons’ missed chances in the encounter with their fierce rivals, praised the opponents for their showing. “The game was great and both teams played well,” the versatile  former Nigeria captain, who won the tournament in 1998, 1998, 2000 and 2002, told Cafonline after the game. “Ghana gave us a good match and it was an impressive game. The foul on Asisat Oshoala was a clear penalty in my own assessment. “I was disappointed in the referee  for not making the call. We were not over confident after the 6-0 victory over Mali. “Today, we played against a good team and it was a good match by both teams. A draw  is not a bad result.” Her Black Queens counterpart  Yusif Basigi said he was not happy with the outcome of the clash, saying his team.”. Source: Punch