Nigeria’s Flamingoes fail to qualify for World Cup

Nigeria U-17 women’s team, the Flamingoes, have failed to seal a place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup after getting knocked out by Cameroon in the final round of the qualifier.

It was a historic failure for Nigeria as this is the first time the team have failed to qualify for the global competition since its inception in 2008.

The Nigerian ladies played a 1-1 away draw in the second-leg play-off round of the against Cameroon on Sunday, hence crashed out on away goals having played 2-2 at home in the first leg.

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Alice Kameni put the hosts ahead in the 16th minute before Precious Vincent drew Flamingoes level 8 minutes to time, but the Cameroonians held on to pick the World Cup ticket.

This will be Cameroon’s second appearance at the finals after featuring at the 2016 edition in Jordan.

The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will take place in Uruguay from 13 November to 1 December 2018.

 

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