Nigeria made a daring assertion on the FIFA U-17 Girls’s World Cup within the Dominican Republic with a 4-0 thrashing of Ecuador of their second Group A match on Saturday evening at Estadio Cibao, Santiago de Los Caballeros.
Bankole Olowookere’s aspect dominated their South American opponents from begin to end, securing a decisive consequence that has propelled them to the event’s quarter-finals—the primary workforce to take action, having secured six factors from two matches.
Shakirat Moshood scored a brace, opening the scoring within the twenty eighth minute from the penalty spot and rounding off the match with a aim six minutes into added time.
Concord Chidi made it 2-0 within the 54th minute, and Peace Effiong added a 3rd.
The Nigerians saved their opponents continually on the defensive and will have simply doubled the rating, having taken 31 photographs with 13 heading in the right direction.
Nigeria are anticipated to say a simple victory after they face the Dominican Republic of their ultimate group sport at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, on Wednesday.
The Flamingos completed third within the final version in India and have participated in each version of the competitors since its inception in 2008, reaching the quarter-finals in 2010, 2012, and 2014.
They broke their quarter-final jinx within the 2022 version, defeating the USA to achieve their first-ever semi-finals.
PUNCH reported that the workforce defeated New Zealand 4-1 of their event opener.
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