Nigeria's Women's U17 National Team, Flamingoes battle Chile today, Monday, in their last Group B match of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India.
Victory for either the African girls or the South American girls will see them join Germany in the quarterfinals of the World Cup from Group B, however, Nigeria just need a draw in Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, to get into the last 8.
The Flamingos did begin their World Cup marketing campaign on losing note , as they fell 1-2 to Germany who came from a goal down in the second-half to get a deserved lead.
However the Bankole Olowookere-tutored ladies roared again to life on matchday two to demolish New Zealand 4-0
Chile, alternatively, kicked off their India 2022 marketing campaign with a 3-1 thrashing of New Zealand.
The South Individuals, nevertheless, had no reply to a 6-0 slaughtering by Germany of their second match.
That scandalous Chile defeat allowed Nigeria to leapfrog the Pink One into third place in Group B forward of this assembly.
Nigeria and Chile met for the primary and solely time at this degree on the 2010 World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Africans dispatched the South Individuals with little bother: 5-0, it ended contained in the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, Arima. Loveth Ayila (hat-trick), Francisca Ordega, and Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene had been Nigeria’s goal-scorers on the day.
Chile haven’t been to the cadet World Cup since that version, whereas Nigeria have missed just one because the match’s inception.
Match: Nigeria vs. Chile
Date: October 17, 2022
Venue: Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Kickoff time: 12.00 pm(GMT+1) Nigeria time