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Super Falcons watch: Babajide, Onumonu on fire; Ajibade returns; Birthday girl Nnadozie…

**Several members of the Nigerian women’s national football team were in action for their respective clubs on Saturday and Sunday, as [Soccernet.ng](https://Soccernet.ng) highlights the major talking points**.

In the English Women’s Super League, Toni Payne was a second-half substitute for Everton as they stumbled to a 2-1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur inside the Gaughan Group Stadium in London.

Everton and Payne have only celebrated one league victory – a 1-0 win over city rivals Liverpool in November – since the Nigerian international joined the club on a free transfer in the summer.

In Spain, Rinsola Babajide scored her fourth league goal of the season as UD Tenerife and Atlético Madrid battled to a 2-2 draw in their Primera División Femenina clash.

Gift Monday saw every minute of action for Tenerife while Super Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade was a 60th-minute substitute for Atlético Madrid.

It was Ajibade’s first involvement in a month after recovering from an injury she sustained against Barcelona on November 9.

Earlier on Saturday, Edna Imade was among the goals as Granada strolled to a comfortable 5-0 win at home to Deportivo de la Coruna in the Spanish top flight.

In Australia’s A-League Women, Nigerian centre-back Onyinyechi Zogg stood between her opponents and goal until the 90th minute when Alana Murphy’s strike condemned her Perth Glory to a 1-0 defeat against Melbourne Victory.

Also on Saturday in France, Ifeoma Onumonu found the net for the sixth consecutive match but it ended as a mere consideration strike for Montpellier in the 4-2 loss at Dijon.

Onumonu scored Nigeria’s only goal in the Super Falcons’ 2-1 friendly defeat against France last week and had also made her mark against Saint-Étienne, Nantes, Paris FC, and Guingamp.

Also in the French Première Ligue, Jennifer Echegini and PSG were held to a 1-1 draw by Chiamaka Nnadozie and Paris FC in the highly-anticipated Paris derby.

Both teams had won each of their previous three games but had to settle for a share of the spoils at the Stade Charléty.

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Goalkeeper Nnadozie would be particularly pleased to stop second-place PSG from securing a win over third-placed Paris FC a day before she celebrated her 24th birthday.

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