Nigeria’s U-17 Women’s football team, the Flamingoes, reached the semi-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup for the first time in the history of the competition, prevailing on penalties against a resilient USA team.
Omamuzo Edafe opened the scoring for the Flamingos in the first half from the penalty spot.
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However, Amalia Villarreal’s deflected strike put the Americans level five minutes before the halftime break.
The match finished 1-1 in regulation time after a few chances from both sides, with the game going straight into penalties.
The Flamingos won 4-3 on penalties, beating the USA to qualify for its first-ever World Cup semi-final.
Our Flamingos did it!
Stand up for the HISTORY MAKERS, after helping Nigeria secure the semifinal ticket for the first time at the expense of United States
Thanks for your support
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— NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) October 21, 2022
