Football

Flamingos Thrash Burkina Faso 6-0 In 2024 FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup Qualifier 

The Flamingos will be up for the final qualifying fixture against the winner of the Senegal or Liberia fixture.


18th May 2024 07:38 PM

Nigeria’s Under 17 female football team, the Flamingos, on Saturday defeated  Burkina Faso 6-0 in the second leg of the qualifying match of the 2024 FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup.

Harmony Chidira opened the scoring in the 11th minute while Peace Effiong doubled the tally in the 34th minute, as the Burkinabe girls fought back but were unable to convert their chances in the first half of the match.

On resumption in the second half, the Flamingos continued their dominance with Chidira scoring the third goal in the 74th minute to deem the hopes of the visitors.

Ramata Kareem registered her name on the score sheet by scoring the fourth goal in the 83rd minute.

Chidira scored her third in the 85th minute to increase the tally to five while Effiong scored her second in the 88th minute to make it six.

Flamingos drew 1-1 against Burkina Faso in the first leg of the qualifying match on May 11 in Bamako, Mali.

Flamingos now have a 7-1 aggregate score from the first and second-leg matches.

The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024 will occur in the Dominican Republic from Oct. 16 to Nov.3.

This will be the first time the Dominican Republic will host a FIFA tournament.