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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