U17 World Cup: Nigeria recover from semis heartbreak and beat Germany to win bronze
Nigeria win the U17 Women’s World Cup bronze after beating Germany 3-2 in the post-match penalty shootout.
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Nigeria win the U17 Women’s World Cup bronze after beating Germany 3-2 in the post-match penalty shootout.
Nigeria’s U-17 female league, Flamingos on Sunday afternoon secured third position at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after defeating Germany 3-2 on penalties in Mumbai, India. Germany’s lead in the 17th minute of the match was cancelled following a foul on goalkeeper, Faith Omilana. Nigeria’s Opeyemi Ajakaye opened the scoring for Nigeria in the 20th minute with a fine finish. Bello later doubled Flamingos’ lead three minutes after the break.
Spain beat Colombia by a solitary goal in the 82nd minute to defend their title, shortly after Nigeria beat Germany in a shootout to finish third.
Debutants India, who had qualified for the age-group showpiece by virtue of being hosts, had lost to USA (0-8) and Morocco (0-3) in their earlier Group A matches
Germany beat France 1-0 and Spain defeated the Netherlands 3-0 to set up Sunday's UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final in Sarajevo.