Nigeria’s Flamingos Set Up Quarter Final Clash With United States at Ongoing FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup

• Nigeria vs United States is one fixture that will light up the quarter-final of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India
• The Flamingos finished second in their group, meaning they set up a clash with the Group A table toppers
• Although the free-scoring Americans are favourites to win the encounter, an upset is certainly possible

The Flamingos of Nigeria will file out against their opponents from the United States in a quarter-final clash, at the ongoing FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India.

Nigeria finished second in Group B following their 2-1 win over Chile on Monday afternoon in Bhubaneswar.

Needing a win to ensure they progressed from the group stage, Blessing Emmanuel and Bisola Mosaku were on target for the west Africans in the game.

On the other hand, the United States sealed the top spot in Group A after a comprehensive 4-0 drubbing of Morocco on Monday.

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TheUnited States won two games and drew one in the group.

Brazil finished second in Group A and will face Germany in another quarter-final fixture.

How Nigeria defeated Chile

The Flamingos beat Chile 2-1 in their final group game at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Monday afternoon, October 17.

The Nigerian girls started the match aggressively, looking for an early goal, and they had to wait for only four minutes to get the breakthrough through Blessing Emmanuel.

The Flamingos scored their second goal in the 82nd minute through Bisola Mosaku.

In the 86th minute however, Nigerian defender Edafe handled the ball in the box.

The referee awarded Chile a penalty which was scored by Tali - and that was how it ended with the score at 2-1.

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Asisat Oshoala ranked 16th best

Sports Brief earlier reported that Nigerian international Asisat Oshoala was ranked 16th best at the 2022 women’s Ballon d’Or Feminin. The ceremony was held in the French capital of Paris on Monday night, October 17.

The 28-year-old Super Falcons striker arrived at the Theatre du Chatelet in the company of some of her Barcelona Femeni teammates - including Alexia Putellas, who took home the award.

Oshoala was the only African that made the top 20, as she has been impressive for her Spanish club in recent times.