Nigeria hammer tough opponents to set up big battle against Egypt in World Cup qualifiers

• Flamingos of Nigeria are now on the verge of qualifying for the Under-17 World Cup in India later this year
• The Nigerian team defeated DR Congo 5-0 on Saturday evening, 19 March, in the second leg of thie qualifiers
• They will be facing Egypt in the final round of the qualifiers with the hope of getting the ticket to play at the World Cup

Nigerian female Under-17 national team known as Flamingos were impressive on Saturday evening, 19 March, beating Democratic Republic of Congo 5-0 in World Cup qualifiers.

The 2022 Under-17 Women's World Cup will be held in India and Nigerian girls are in high spirit to qualify for the prestigious tournament later this year.

Playing at the Benin stadium, the Flamingos started the match against DR Congo impressively and were confident of winning having won the first leg 3-0 away.

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Opeyemi Ajakaiye scored a brace while Tumininu Adeshina, Anastasia Atume and Taiwo Afolabi all scored one goal each as the Nigeria’s U-17 girls got a place further in the race for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India.

According to the reports on Punch and Prime Business, the Flamingos of Nigeria will now be facing Egypt in the next round of the qualifiers which is also expected to be tough.

The clash against Egypt will be the final round of the qualifiers and it is scheduled for the month of May.

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This latest development coming from Odion Ighalo will be a cheering one for Nigerian football fans and Super Eagles coaching crew ahead of the World Cup play-off against Ghana.

The former Manchester United striker has been impressive since he moved to Al Hilal scoring goals for them in all competitions.

Al Hilal started the match impressively playing in front of their fans as they had to wait until the 11th minute before scoring the first goal through Odion Ighalo.