Nigeria's U-17 women's national team, the Flamingos have qualified for the quarter finals of the Women’s World Cup after beating Mexico 2-1.
Oluebube Umejiaku opened the scoring for the girls in the 40th minute with a thunderous shot following a defensive blunder from Mexico.
Mary Dunstan doubled the lead in the 71st with a volley from outside the box.
Mexico’s solitary goal came through Emily Delgado in the extra time. But it was too late to deny Nigeria a slot in the quarter-finals against Venezuela.
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