The Flamingos of Nigeria have fallen to Colombia in the semi-final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, India 2022, thereby failing to qualify for the final.
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| Colombia scaled through the Flamingos of Nigeria in the semi-final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022. Winning 6-5 in a penalty shootout to reach the final, to play the winner between Germany and Spain. Photo: @FIFAWWC |
Nigeria lost 5-6 to Colombia in a penalty shootout, after the match ended without a goal.
The last penalty kick which was taken by Folorunsho was saved by the Colombian goalkeeper.
The Nigerian girls kept the Colombian side, who had a higher morale, in check all through the encounter.
Colombia reached the final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (India 2022) after beating Nigeria 6-5 in semi-final penalty shootout ⬇️
Colombia: ✅✅❌✅✅✅✅
Nigeria: ✅✅✅✅❌✅❌@FCFSeleccionCol win 6-5 in the shootout to reach the #U17WWC Final! 🤩 #KickOffTheDream— FIFA Women’s World Cup (@FIFAWWC) October 26, 2022
The Flamingos of Nigeria made history for emerging the first African team to reach the semi-final of the tournament after scaling through the United States of America in the quarter-finals by winning 4-3 in a penalty shootout.
Nigeria will lock horns with the loser between Germany and Spain in the third place match on Saturday.
