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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Super Eagles Must Beat South Africa, Benin To Qualify For 2026 World Cup— Finidi

Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George has said it is important for the team to win their next two games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying series. The three-time African champions are yet to record a win in the qualifiers after drawing their opening two games against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.   Finidi will take charge of the Super Eagles for the first time in an official game against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Friday, June 7. Nigeria will then face the Squirrels of Benin, coached by Former Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, few days later. “The World…

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