Nigeria’s Flamingos have made history by reaching their first-ever final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after defeating Brazil 3-1 in Wednesday’s semi-final in Morocco.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Nigerian side produced an impressive second-half performance to overcome the South Americans at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Salé.
Queen Joseph opened the scoring for Nigeria in the 56th minute before Awawu Bashiru extended the lead with two goals in the 71st and 80th minutes.
Brazil pulled one back through Greise Kelly in the 89th minute, but the Flamingos held on to secure a historic victory and book their place in Saturday’s final.
The result marks Nigeria’s first appearance in the final of the competition, having previously reached the semi-finals in 2022, when they defeated Germany to claim the bronze medal in India.
The Flamingos had also recorded an impressive 3-1 victory over defending champions DPR Korea during the group stage before eliminating Mexico 2-1 in the round of 16 and edging Venezuela 1-0 in the quarter-finals.
Their victory over Brazil ends the South Americans’ hopes of reaching their first final in the tournament.
Nigeria will now face Japan in the final on November 7, after the Asian side defeated defending champions DPR Korea on penalties in the other semi-final.
The Flamingos will be seeking to become the first Nigerian team to win the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
