History Makers: Nigeria's Sola Aluko Leads Chelsea to First Ever League Trophy (Photos)

Posted by Odinaka on Mon 05th Oct, 2015 - tori.ng

Chelsea Ladies clinched the FA Women's Super League title for the first time with a 4-0 home victory over Sunderland Ladies on the final day of the season.

Nigerian born English player, Eniola Aluko made history with Chelsea Ladies as they recorded an emphatic victory over Sunderland and were crowned FA Women's Super League champions on Sunday evening.

Chelsea Ladies completed a remarkable double as they added the FA Women’s Super League title to the FA Women’s Cup won in August courtesy of a 4-0 victory over Sunderland last night (Sunday).

Fran Kirby bagged a brace in between strikes from Ji So-Yun and Gemma Davison as the Blues blew away the Black Cats and finished the season two points clear of runners-up Manchester City.

Nigerian-born, Sola Aluko celebrating with champagne as she wins the title

After the game, jubilant Ladies manager, Emma Hayes reflected on contrasting final-day emotions as the team put last season’s heartache of missing out on the title behind them in emphatic fashion.

"Right now, I honestly can’t remember the feeling of 12 months ago. It’s been a long year waiting for this day to come but we vowed never to go through that experience again. I’ve always said to the players that if you do it once then it’s a mistake, but if you do it twice then it’s a choice, and that’s the motto we’ve lived by throughout the season."

Chelsea ladies coach with the trophy

The title victory came exactly 23 years to the day since the first ever Chelsea Ladies match was played. Hayes admitted afterwards that piece of history formed a key part of her motivational preparation with her players.

"I actually pulled a few pieces off Twitter to show to the girls. The first was from a parent of an Under-15 girl talking about how we’ve inspired her daughter; the second was about four young guys coming to the game today and how the make-up of our support is changing; the third was from our marketing officer at the football club, who is so proud of what the club is doing for women’s football; and the fourth was about that anniversary.

"It made the hairs on our necks stand up so that was the inspiration, talking about the legacy and the bigger picture. We have hunger and ambition, plus I’ve always said that character will play a part in whether we can go on to dominate for many years to come. We’ve certainly got a wonderful dressing room to try to achieve that," Hayes said.