#India2022: Flamingos Whip DR Congo Opponents 5-0 For 8-0 Aggregate Victory—The national under-17 women football team, the Flamingos, on Saturday in Benin City defeated their Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 5-0 for an 8-0 aggregate victory.
The victory which pushed them into the next round lwas in their second round second leg tie of the African qualifying series for this year’s FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup.
Newsmen reports that in the match played at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, the Flamingos dominated the game from the onset.
Opeyemi Ajakaiye, who also scored for the Flamingos in the 3-0 win in the first leg in Kinshasa a fortnight ago, opened scoring in this match.
She picked her spot to slot past goalkeeper Michel Nsona for Nigeria’s first as early as in the 4th minute, sending a message that it would be another heavy day for the Congolese.
The Flamingos, with deft touches and good positioning, created chance after chance on the inviting turf of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium but poor marksmanship robbed them of a basketful of goals.
In the seventh minute, Ajakaiye missed making it number two aa her chip went narrowly wide.
At the other end, Bénédicte Kamba found herself face to face with goalkeeper Faith Omilana but lost the heart to take decision.
Ajakaiye however made it two for Nigeria in the 14th minute, after goalkeeper Nsona crashed into defender Gizele Matumba in an attempt to foil the danger.
Five minutes later, defender Tumininu Adeshina recreated the goal she scored for the Flamingos in Kinshasa, heaving the ball above the goalkeeper from a free-kick close to the corner-kick flag.
Dorcas Msimba-Dilu came close for the visitors from 20 yards, but Dah-Zossu cut in and missed narrowly.
Ajakaiye faltered from only eight yards out, while Miracle Usani grazed the crossbar with a shot and the Congolese missed a sitter as the first period closed out at 3-0 for Nigeria.
On the resumption of second half, Ajakaiye and Blessing Emmanuel wasted good opportunities before substitute Anastasia Atume scored Nigeria’s fourth goal in the 58th minute.
In the 70th minute, Atume screened two defenders but heaved the ball too high, before Adeshina again struck the upright from the right flank.
Two minutes to the end, impressive midfielder Taiwo Afolabi capped a good day with an eye-catching goal from a good run and an intelligent finish which left Nsona with no chance.
NAN reports that Nigeria will now clash with Egypt’s under-17 girls in the third round of the series next month, with the final round of the qualifiers scheduled for May
