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Nigeria’s Flamingos secured a 1-0 win over the Dominican Republic’s Quisqueyanas of their ultimate group recreation of the 2024 FIFA U17 Girls’s World Cup on the Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, Soccernet.ng stories.
The outcome noticed them equal Spain’s file of successful all three group matches on this version of the event.
With a quarterfinal spot already assured, head coach Bankole Olowookere rotated his squad, giving first begins of the competitors to Rokibat Azeez, Blessing Ifitezue, and Ramotallahi Kareem.
The trio changed Oonyedikachi Ekezie, Peace Effiong, and Concord Chidi, who have been rested however named among the many substitutes.
Aminat Moshood thought she had put Nigeria forward within the eleventh minute after a slick help from Kareem, however the objective was dominated out.
The Flamingos’ defence was almost punished for a lapse in focus when Alexa Isabella Castro of the Dominican Republic had an opportunity to open the scoring, however she did not hit the goal.
Nigeria continued to press, with Moshood and Ifitezue each being denied by goalkeeper Jaylene Rondon.
Regardless of Nigeria’s dominance, the primary half ended goalless – the primary time the Flamingos had failed to attain within the opening interval through the event.
The second half noticed Olowookere make tactical adjustments, with Effiong and Chidi coming off the bench.
Chidi almost arrange a objective within the 72nd minute, however Taiwo Adegoke couldn’t end on the far put up.
The breakthrough lastly got here within the 88th minute, when Moshood unleashed a thunderous long-range strike to provide Nigeria the lead.
🚨🇳🇬 Shakirat Moshood’s surprise objective in opposition to Dominican Republic. pic.twitter.com/FhG2JPtOqK
— Ghana Naija Ballers (@GHNaijaBallers) October 23, 2024
Along with her late strike, Moshood now’s the competitors’s prime scorer, netting 4 objectives in three video games.
Alongside reigning champions Spain, Nigeria stay the one workforce to have gained all their group matches, with Korea DPR or England probably becoming a member of them relying on Thursday’s outcomes.
Nigeria will now face america within the quarterfinals on Saturday.
