U-17 WOMEN’S W’CUP: NIGERIA TO FACE USA IN Q’FINAL AFTER BEATING HOST COUNTRY
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The under 17 Women’s national team of Nigeria, known as the Flamingos, defeated host country, Dominican Republic early Wednesday morning to maintain a 100 percent record in the group stage of the ongoing 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
The Flamingos were made to wait until the 89th minute before breaking the deadlock via midfielder Shakirat Moshood, who collected the ball from 25 yards and launched a powerful left-footed strike at goal which went past the Dominican goalkeeper.
The Nigerian girls protected the goal which is Moshood’s fourth in the tournament to set up a quarter-final clash with the United States of America.
Nigeria finished the group stage with three straight wins to set up a second straight quarter-final bout with USA, while Dominican Republic finished with just the one point but plenty of new admirers and belief for the future.
In his post match interview, the Nigeria’s team coach, Bankole Olowookere, said, “I’m so happy, I’m happy for myself, happy for the team and happy for the whole of Nigeria. We knew in this match we had to manage our energy and strength; these are young girls with many games to play so we had to take it easy”
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