Nigeria’s Flamingos will be aiming to reach the final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup for the first time when they take on Brazil in Wednesday’s semi-final in Morocco, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The Nigerian side booked their place in the last four with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Venezuela on Sunday, with captain Azeezat Oduntan converting an 89th-minute penalty after Oluebube Umejiaku was fouled in the box.
The victory took Nigeria into the semi-finals for only the second time in the competition’s history. They previously reached the stage in 2022, when they went on to claim bronze in India.
Coach Akeem Busari’s side will now face a Brazilian team that also had to fight for its place in the last four, coming from behind to defeat China 2-1 in the quarter-finals.
Brazil had earlier needed a penalty shootout to eliminate Poland in the round of 16 after a
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