Flamingos knock USA out of World Cup to reach historic semifinal

The Nigeria women’s U-17 football team, the Flamingoes have reached the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup after shocking USA on Friday.

The match, which was played at the Navi Mumbai in India, was delayed for some minutes due to thunderstorms as players and officials had to return to the dressing room.

The game would later kick off and the Nigerian team kept the zeal on till the end to break the World Cup jinx.

Having started their campaign with a disappointing 2-1 loss to Germany, the Nigerian teenagers bounced back with a 4-0 victory over New Zealand in their second group game.

They went on to seal a 2-1 victory over Chile to seal the second spot in Group B, and be drawn against USA in the quarterfinals.

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Flamingos kept their spirit up and successfully inflicted a shock defeat on their American counterparts after coming out on top following a shootout.

The Nigerian girls are making it to the semifinal of the women’s U-17 World Cup for the first time in history, ending the country’s 14-year wait for a last-four berth.

Nigeria’s Edafe Omamuzo scored in the 26th minute before USA’s Amalica Villarreal equalized before halftime to end the game at 1-1, forcing the teams to play a penalty shootout, which ended 4-3 in the favour of Nigeria.

Our Flamingos did it! 🔥👏

Stand up for the HISTORY MAKERS, after helping Nigeria secure the semifinal ticket for the first time at the expense of United States 🇺🇸

Thanks for your support ❤️#SoarFlamingos|| #WeCountOnYou| #Team9jaStrong| #USANGA pic.twitter.com/aW2wucuWzJ

— NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) October 21, 2022

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