U17 WWC: Flamingos suffer second consecutive defeat

Nigeria’s U-17 women’s nationalist team, the Flamingos, suffered a 2nd consecutive defeat, losing 0-1 to France at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup successful Morocco connected Wednesday night.

In the game, some teams created fewer chances successful the archetypal 45 minutes, defending robustly, with Nigeria making four attempts astatine goal, much than the French side, who had 3 of their shots wide disconnected the target.

Nigeria’s wide accidental came from Chisom Nwachukwu’s delightful acceptable piece, but France’s goalkeeper, Chevray Lauryne, was close connected the spot to extremity it implicit the barroom for a country kick.

The Flamingos’ best accidental came successful the 50th infinitesimal of the crippled erstwhile Queen Joseph’s transportation from a country footwear fell unto the way of Nwachukwu, whose close-range left-footed changeable was erstwhile again foiled by goalkeeper Lauryne.

Substitute Laboucarie Luna nearly put France in front in the 62nd minute aft Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Elizabeth Boniface, attempted to adjacent down an attacker bearing connected extremity but failed, but Jumai Adebayo’s goal-line clearance kept Nigeria successful the game.

France recovered the breakthrough precocious connected arsenic Maissa Fathallah’s low onslaught beat Boniface in the 81st minute for the lone extremity of the match.

The decision leaves Nigeria with zero points from 2 games.

The squad volition play Samoa Island successful the past radical crippled of the run connected Saturday. (NAN)

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