Nigeria’s Flamingos have booked a place in the semi-finals
of the 2022 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India.
The Bankole Olowookere-led girls achieved the feat after
defeating the US 4-3 on penalties at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on
Friday.
Nigeria faced the Americans, who were one of the highest
goal-scoring sides in the competition, and held their own against the side.
The Flamingos’ display was a pale resemblance to the
dominating performances that secured a second-place finish for the Nigerians in
group B.
But they were the first to hit the back of the net in the
26th minute after Aminat Bello was clipped on the Americans’ goal area and a
VAR review adjudged the contact impactful enough for a penalty.
Omamuzo Edafe stepped up and send Valentina Amaral the wrong
way.
Nigeria was pegged back in the 40th minute, however, after
Amalia Villareal’s shot deflected off Comfort Folorounsho to buzz past Faith
Omilana and into the net.
The scoreline remained one-all throughout the regular time
as the Flamingos withstood the pressure from the Americans.
The game tapered into a penalty shootout and Ella Emri and
Mia Bhuta had their kicks skied and saved respectively by Linda Jiwuaku,
Nigeria’s substitute goalkeeper.
Edafe scored the final penalty kick and sent Nigeria to
their first-ever U17 women’s world cup semi-final.
Flamingos will face the winner of the fourth quarter-final
between Tanzania and Colombia.
The game will be played on Wednesday.
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