Nigeria’s Flamingos have reached the final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after beating achieving 3-1 victory over Brazil in Wednesday’s semi-final encounter in Morocco.
The Flamingos overcame their opponent at the Mohammed VI Football Complex to advance to the tournament’s final.
It is the first time in the history of the tournament that an African team will advance to that level.
The Flamingos scored the opening goal through Queen Joseph in the 56th minute. This was followed by Awawu Bashiru goal which came in the 71st minute.
The third goal came in the 80th minute through Bashiru putting the Flamingos in advantage and control of the match.
However,Brazil fought back with Greise Kelly scoring the team’s lone goal in the 89th minute.
The Nigerian team will now face Japan in Saturday’s final scheduled for pitch 3 at 7:30 pm Nigerian time at the Mohammed V1stadium in Rabat,Morocco.
