Amina Bello, Miracle Usani, Taiwo Afolabi and Edidiong Etim were all on target in a 4-0 rout of New Zealand in Nigeria’s second Group B game of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India on Friday afternoon, Abbeylivenetwork.com reports.
The Flamingos went into the game on the back of a 2-1 loss to Germany in their group opener.
The Flamingos started out well and took the lead in the 16th minute when Amina Bello converted a cross by Tumininu Adeshina.
Miracle Usani made it 2-0 in the 34th minute when her deceptively lofted cross was misjudged by the New Zealand goalie.
Bello’s sidefooted shot in the 37th minute after good link up play with Ajakaye was disappointingly off target, same as Mosaku two minutes before the halftime break.
Action resumed in the second period, and Nigerian ladies continued in their impressive form.
Afolabi Taiwo’s long range effort in the 75th minute to seal Nigeria’s third goal. She scored a fantastic goal from 25 yards but was made to wait as the VAR had to check if there was an offside in the bulldup to the goal.
In additional time, Edidiong Etim latched on to a loose ball to unleash a shot into the net for the Flamingos’ fourth
The Flamingos would hold on to claim three points and move to the second spot on the standings while Germany face Chile in the other group game.
The Flamingos will conclude their group campaign against Chile on Monday, October 17, 2022.
