Nigeria beat Brazil 3-1, to reach first ever U-17 Women World Cup Finals

Nigeria U-17 women national team” The Flamingoes Wednesday night made history as they qualified for their first ever world cup finals.

The team defeated Brazil by 3-1 to set up a final clash with Japan on November 7. The Japanese, had earlier defeated the defending champions North Korea by 4-1 penalties after their game ended 1-1 after extra time

Both teams played out a goalless first half but it was Queen Joseph who broke the deadlock with a strike in the 56th minute to put Nigeria on the lead; a goal which was confirmed by VAR.

This goal brought out the best in the Flamingoes who increased the tally in the 71st minute before adding the third in the 80th minute while Brazil’s only goal came in the 89th minutes of play

Prior to the match, Brazil have scored 17 goals and conceded nine, while Nigeria have found the net nine times and conceded four.
With this result, the Coach Akeem Busari led team will be chasing history as they confront Asian giants, Japan in the finals on Saturday, November, 7.