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Uchenna Kanu fires Linkopings to first win of the season

Nigeria striker Uchenna Kanu netted the opener for Linkopings in their 2-1 win over AIK in the Damallsvenskan encounter on Saturday.

Linkopings had bowed 1-0 to Rosengard in the opening game and were eyeing their first win of the current campaign against their newly-promoted hosts, and they eventually grabbed the three points.

Despite failing to help her side escape a losing start, the Nigeria international was handed her second start of the campaign and made an impact to ensure her side got their season back on track.

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Kanu got Andree Jeglertz's side off to a bright start when she opened the scoring after just nine minutes of action.