KOBE - INAC Kobe Leonessa secured the WE League women's football title for the first time in four seasons on Sunday after they hammered bottom side Nagano Parceiro 5-1 at home.

The league's leading scorer Riko Yoshida hit a brace for the dominant hosts as INAC clinched their second title with two games to spare by moving up to 50 points, nine points clear of second-placed Urawa Reds, who lost 1-0 at home to Mynavi Sendai.

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