With less than a month to the female U-17 World cup in Costa Rica, Nigeria U-17 women have intensified preparations with a 2-0 victory over the country’s women league champions, Nasarawa United, in a friendly match in Abuja.
Goals from Uche Kanu and Onyebuchi Goodness in separate halves, handed the Faro-bound girls the victory in the tie, played at the FIFA Goal Project Centre on Wednesday.
The coach Bala Nkiyu-led wards through Uche Kanu grabbed the lead in the 7th minute and later saw several attempts on goal off target in the first half with Aminat, Chiwnedu both recording a miss.
However, Nasarawa Amazons failed to find a breakthrough for an equalizer as the resilient Nigeria flamingoes sealed up its defense line. Unfortunately, the HamzaAbdullahi led women lost hope when Onyebuchi Goodness fired home to make it 2-0 for the Flamingoes.
Interestingly, the 2-0 victory over the Amazons became the second victory for the Flamingoes after an earlier 2-1 victory in Lafia during their Federation tour.
Meanwhile, a 34-man delegation of the Nigeria cadet women team made up 25 players and 9 officials are expected to leave the country for a training tour in Faro, Portugal on Friday.
