Nigeria’s Women’s under 17 national team, the Flamingos, defeated host country Dominican Republic early Wednesday in Santo Domingo in the ongoing 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
The Flamingos were made to wait until the 89th minute before finding a breakthrough via midfielder Shakirat Moshood, who collected the ball from 25 yards and launched a powerful left-footed strike at goal which went past the Dominican goalkeeper, marking her fourth in the tournament.
The girls protected the goal to set up a quarter-final clash with the United States of America.
The win is the Flamingo’s third consecutive as they emerged Group A leaders, above Ecuador, hosts Dominican and New Zealand. The win in their final group game has helped them amass a total of nine points.
The Flamingos have been in blistering form in the South American nation, winning their first two games, scoring eight goals, and conceding just one.
