Harambee Starlets midfielder on target as Tanzanian side extend unbeaten start to season

Harambee Starlets midfielder Corazone Aquino was on target as her Tanzanian side, Simba Queens, extended their 100 percent start to the country’s Women’s Premier League on Wednesday, 11 November.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Kenyan international was on the scoresheet in the 43rd minute as the defending champions ran away to a 2-0 victory over Mashujaa Queens at the Major General Mzee Stadium in Dar es Salaam.##NAJAVA_MECA_10108848##After a quiet start to the game, it was Aquino who opened the scoring with just two minutes left in the first half, when she sweetly connected to a low pass from Aisha Mnunka, before rifling a left-foot finish from just outside the box, into the bottom right corner.©Simba QueensThe goal, Aquino’s first this season, gave Simba Queens a 1-0 lead at the break, a score-line that stood till the dying minutes of the second half.Emerging Stars edge past ten-man Ivory Coast in AFCON U23 qualifiersWith seconds remaining to the end of the game, another Kenyan international – Fasila Adhiambo – was involved in the second goal, this after her cross from the left was headed in by Uganda’s Zainah Nandede in the 94th minute.The goal settled what had been built as an intriguing clash between two sides that came into the fixture on the back of unbeaten starts to the new season.McCarthy lists attributes that make Real Sociedad star Job Ochieng lethalSimba Queens, who kicked off their campaign with 3-0 and 1-0 victories over Kilimanjaro Wonder Queens and Fountain Gate, would have the last laugh, extending their flawless start to the season, to go joint-top of the standings.With nine points from three matches, Simba Queens, who are also home to Kenyan defender Ruth Ingosi and winger Elizabeth Wambui, are tied on top with JKT Queens, who edged Yanga Princess 1-0 in a separate Wednesday match played at KMC Complex.##NAJAVA_MECA_10106195##Simba Queens return to action on Wednesday, 18 November, when they host Ceasiaa Queens at KMC Complex from 1600 EAT.

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