2022 Women’s WCQ: Flamingos To Face Ethiopia In Final Round

By Daily Sports Nigeria on May 2, 2022

Nigeria’s Flamingos will face Ethiopia in the final qualifying round to this year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals taking place in India in October.

The Coach Bankole Olowookere –tutored side defeated Egypt 2-0 in Cairo in the third round second leg clash on Saturday night.

Top scorer Opeyemi Ajakaiye opened the scoring in the 5th minute before Aminat Omowunmi Bello added a second nine minutes later at the Petrosports Stadium, for a 6-0 aggregate win for Nigeria.

Their next opponent Ethiopia defeated South Africa girls 3-0 away in Johannesburg in the first leg of their third round clash, only to lose 0-1 to the South Africans in Addis Ababa on Saturday.

The Ethiopians had edged Uganda on the away goal rule in the second round, with aggregate scoreline stalemated at 3-3.

Not only are the Flamingos, who have played in every edition of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup bar one, undefeated in this qualifying series, they are yet to concede a goal.

They hammered Democratic Republic of Congo 3-0 in Kinshasa and 5-0 in Benin City, for 8-0 aggregate scoreline, before sending the Egyptians packing 6-0.

Meanwhile. Ajakaiye is top scorer with five goals, having scored in each of Nigeria’s four matches (with a brace against the Congolese in Benin City).

The first leg of the Nigeria vs Ethiopia final round fixture will hold on 21st May, with the second leg taking place two weeks later.

 

Source Complete Sports Nigeria

Posted May 2, 2022


 

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