Nigeria’s Monday & Babajide paint Spain with goals as Tenerife smash five past Deportivo de la Coruna

UD Tenerife roared to an emphatic 5-1 victory over Deportivo de la Coruna in their first Primera División Femenina game of 2025 on Saturday afternoon, Soccernet.ng reports.

Super Falcons stars Gift Monday and Rinsola Babajide were the architects of the victory, contributing four of Tenerife's five goals.

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Monday netted twice, while Babajide added a goal and an assist, helping Tenerife start the year in scintillating fashion.

Tenerife ended 2024 in disappointing form, with three losses and a draw in their final four matches. The team’s last win had come back in November.

It seemed like Tenerife's poor run would continue when Henar Muiña handed Deportivo de la Coruna the lead in the 25th minute. The visitors held onto their slim advantage for the first 50 minutes, but Tenerife’s Nigerian duo soon took control.

Super Falcons forward Gift Monday levelled the score in the 51st minute before adding her second goal 13 minutes later, completing a stunning turnaround for the hosts.

Former Liverpool forward Rinsola Babajide made it 3-1, turning the match into a Nigerian show.

Polish midfielder Aleksandra Zaremba and Spanish-Moroccan youngster Sakina Ouzraoui Diki struck late to seal the rout. Babajide provided the assist for Ouzraoui’s goal in the 81st minute, capping a dominant display.

With her brace, Monday takes her tally for the season to six league goals, overtaking Rasheedat Ajibade, who has five and was previously Nigeria’s second-highest scorer in the division.

Granada star Edna Imade remains Nigeria’s top markswoman in the Primera División Femenina with nine goals, while Babajide has five to her name.