Nigeria Flamingoes don make history after dem beat Brazil 3-1 for Morocco on Wednesday to reach di FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final for di first time.
Queen Joseph open di scoring for Nigeria and Awawu Bashiru strike two times, all for di second half. Joseph finish from close range after Kemi Adegboye miscued shot, then Bashiru make am 2-0 for di 71st minute with one curling effort almost from di corner flag. She add di third nine minutes later from close range. Greise Kelly pull one back for Brazil for di 89th minute, but Nigeria hold on to book dia place for di final.
Di win carry Nigeria pass dia previous best finish of third place for 2022 and set up final against Japan on Saturday. Na also di first time one African team go reach di final of di FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Na 41 years after Nigeria men’s under-17 team become di first team from Nigeria and Africa to reach one FIFA World Cup final.
Coach Hakeem Busari tok say although di semifinal win don guarantee dem medal, di trophy na di main target. E add say di country want am and di team want am too, so dem just need to fight. Busari also explain say for knockout game, when chances come, coach dey want di players to compose demself and bury one, because once dem score, more opportunities go come.
