U17 Women’s World Cup: NFF President Ibrahim Gusau Arrives India to Support Flamingos

• Nigeria vs Colombia will hold at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa, on Wednesday afternoon
• Both nations will slug it out for a place in the final of the ongoing FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India
• Ibrahim Gusau, who recently emerged as the new president of the Nigeria Football Federation, will be live at the venue

The newly-elected president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, has landed in India to support the Flamingos in the semi-finals of the ongoing FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup.

Nigeria defeated the United States via penalties in the quarter-final to set up a tantalizing fixture against Colombia at the competition.

Daily Post reports that Gusau will be in the stands when the girls file out against the South Americans at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa, on Wednesday. The encounter will start at 4 pm (12noon Nigeria time).

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It is the first time an African nation will reach this stage of the competition, and victory for the Flamingos will see them reach the final.

The Flamingos are the first Nigerian team to be involved in a tournament during the presidency of Gusau.

How Flamingos defeated USA

The Nigerian girls started the match impressively, looking for ways to score an early goal against the United States, but they had to wait until the 26th minute before getting the breakthrough through Omamuzo Edafe, who scored via a penalty.

The American girls changed their style of play to a more attacking approach after conceding, and they restored parity in the 40th minute through Amalia Villarreal.

There were no further goals in the second half as it ended 1-1 after 90 minutes as the match proceeded into a penalty shootout.

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In the penalty shootout, Edafe scored the winning goal to take the Flamingos to a 4-3 victory - and the semi-final.

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