…make history as the first African team to achieve feat
Nigeria U-17 Women’s team, the Flamingos created history after defeating Japan 2-1 in the final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco to become the first Africa country to emerge winner at the World stage.
The team started the tournament on a shaky note with a loss against Poland but remained unbeaten till lifting the trophy, defeating the defending champion, North Korea 3-1, in the group stages to qualify for the Round of 16 where they defeated Mexico 1-0 for a place in the final 8.
Flamingos later defeated Venezuela with the same result and beat Brazil 3-1 in the semifinal to create history by becoming the first African side to make it to the final.
Awawu Bashiru scored the opening goal in the 39th minute to end the first half 1-0. Oluebube Umejiaku increased the tally just two minutes into the second half.
A goal by Fuki Ito in the 80th minute to make the final 10 minutes a nervy end to the game as Nigeria lifted the title for the first time.
