Uni Hill Eagles women’s side is on track to take the next step in their journey, with the side leading the fight for the state league 2 north-west title.
The Eagles sit seven points clear at the top of the table after 12 rounds, having scored 45 goals and conceded just seven goals.
Eagles head of football Firass Ibrahim said side continues to amaze them.
“The senior women are doing really well and looking like they will earn promotion to state league 1,” he said.
“They are seven points up with a few games to go. We have picked up some players from Fawkner and the team is stronger than ever.”
Ibrahim said the coaching group of Wasim Najmeddine and Mark Di Carlo, team manager Lisa Gravina had done a fantastic job to get the side heading in the right direction, along with physio Zena Al hatab,
He said every challenge they had faced they had taken on and succeed.
It comes after the side won the state league 3 north title last season. They were runners up in state league 3 north-west in 2023, and won state league 4 north in 2022.
“St Albans that is sitting second, we defeated them 3-1,” he said. “The girls are also getting involved at training and at club functions.
“The girls are undefeated and looking to go back-to-back. They were undefeated last year and we are undefeated with a few weeks to go.”
Karen Mae Alora is leading up front of the Eagles, with 18 goals from 10 games. She is the league’s leading goal scorer.
The success for the Eagles is coming across their whole female program and Ibrahim said they hoped it was only the beginning.
The club is only 10 years old and is one of the fastest growing teams in Melbourne’s north.
“Our under-16s girls who are coached by Bill Stavreski and with Fatima Daoud as team manager are sitting on top as well,” he said. “They are in a respectable division.
“Our under-14s are sitting second, one game from top. They are coached by Mo Ahmed and Hanane Jarmach is the team manager.
“Our female has a pathway and it’s looking really strong.
“We’re not shying away from our expectations next year. We want to be in the VPL [Victorian Premier League] by 2027 with both our men’s and women’s.”
