Flamingos Defeat South Africa, Advance to Final Round of U-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers

Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, secured a place in the final round of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers after defeating South Africa’s Bantwana 2-0 on Saturday. The victory sealed a dominant 5-1 aggregate win for Nigeria in the penultimate round of the qualifying series. Harmony Chidi, who scored twice in the first leg, added to her tally in the 37th minute with a well-placed header that put the visitors under pressure, having already lost the first leg 1-3 at home. Shakirat Moshood, another key performer from the first leg, delivered a precise free-kick that set up Aishat…

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2024 Olympics: Super Falcons Beat Cameroon To Advance Into Final Round

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have secured a spot in the final round of qualifiers for the women’s football event at the 2024 Olympics by defeating Cameroon 1-0 on aggregate in the third round of qualifiers for the quadrennial games. The Falcons played a goalless draw at the Stade de la Réunification, Douala, on Friday, but managed to score a crucial goal against the Cameroonians at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja on Monday. An early goal from Esther Okoronkwo proved to be the deciding factor in a closely contested match. The Cameroonians pushed forward, creating opportunities to tie the game and win…

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