The News Agency of Nigeria reports the victory was recorded in the second match of the WAFU U17 Girls’ Cup taking place in Ghana.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Nigerian side’s performance showed their third-place finish at the last edition was no fluke.
The draw was held on Saturday at the Fray Anton de Montesinos Monument, Santo Domingo, capital of Dominican Republic.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports they had earlier defeated Liberia 4-1 in Monrovia in the final round, first leg encounter.
The coach made this known on Thursday ahead of the match to be played at the MKO Abiola National Stadium.
The Flamingos got off to a pretty quick start at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex at the Paynesville.
To reach this stage, the 2022 World Cup bronze medallists dispatched their counterparts from Central African Republic and Burkina Faso with high-goal margins.
This will be in the first leg fixture of the two teams FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup African qualification series final fixture.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Flamingos on Saturday whitewashed Burkina Faso by six goals.
Head Coach Bankole Olowookere said on arrival in Abuja on Tuesday that the support of Nigerians based in Bamako helped put the Flamingos in the spirit during the first leg.
FIFA insisted that the Burkinabes cannot play in Ouagadougou as their home venue is not up to the required standard.
Harmony Chidi opened the floodgates as early as the fifth minute in the match in Douala, Cameroon on Sunday.
Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos were mentioned in the same breath as a number of the country’s movers and shakers in…
The girls, who arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja early afternoon on Tuesday, got a warm reception.
The girls had featured at the inaugural edition of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand with a win, loss and draw
The Nigerian girls achieved the feat on Sunday afternoon when they defeated their counterparts from Germany
The Flamingos lost in the semifinal match during sudden death after they pulled a stunning 1-1 draw with Colombia
President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau on Tuesday arrived in the Indian city of Goa, where he will lead the cheers as Africa’s best team seeks to extend their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup record by reaching Sunday’s final.
The NFF boss, who has spoken with the players and officials severally during their earlier games in the tournament, will physically witness the semi-final showdown at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa. It is the first semi-final, starting at 4pm (12noon Nigeria time) with the second semi-final between Germany and Spain to kick off three-and-half hours later.
Both countries take to the Pandit Jawaharlal Stadium in Goa as from 8pm India time (4pm Nigeria time) in what is the second match of Group B, at the same time as hosts India take on USA at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar in what is the official opening match of the competition.