Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, suffered a tough 4-1 loss to Canada in their opening game of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on Sunday. Canada struck early, with Gabriella Istocki netting a goal in just the 2nd minute. Nigeria fought back, and Queen Joseph leveled the score in the 30th minute, sending…
Nigeria won all three games in Group A, scoring nine goals and bagging the same points to reach the last eight. But against the US at Santiago, Nigeria looked lethargic and rarely threatened their opponents. Topscorer Moshood Shakirat then compounded matters for the Flamingos after her tackle on Jocelyn Travers was convicted as a penalty…
According to the X handle of the FIFA U-17 WWC, the Nigerian game is the highest-attended football match for any Dominican Republic National Team, which saw a record of 13,535 spectators. The Flamingos will face their United States counterpart in the tournament’s quarterfinal. An 89th-minute late goal helped Nigeria’s women’s U-17 national team, the Flamingos,…
Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos have qualified for the 2024 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic after a 2-0 win over Liberia at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Friday. The Bankole Olowookere-led side won the first leg in Monrovia 4-1 and completed the job in front of their fans in Abuja…
