Nigeria’s U17 women’s team, the Flamingos, today zoomed into the final of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup for the first time.
They did so in style, beating defeating Brazil 3-1 in the semi-final.
The goals came off the boots of Queen Joseph and Awawu Bashiru, who scored twice. 
Joseph opened the scoring in the 56th minute before Bashiru extended Nigeria’s lead in the 71st minute.
Bashiru completed her brace in the 80th minute to seal Nigeria’s 3-1 victory and book their place in the final.
The achievement marks a major milestone for the Nigerian side, who won bronze at the 2022 edition of the competition.
The Flamingos will now face Japan in the final as they seek to win their first-ever FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup title.
In a quarter-final march played last Sunday, the Nigerian girls had beaten Venezuela 1-0 victory.
