Spain end Nigeria’s Flamingoes World Cup campaign

Spain’s Under 17 girls have ended the World cup campaign of Nigeria’s Flamingoes, thrashing them 3-0 to book a semi final match on Monday with Italy, who had edged out another African team, Ghana 4-3 on penalties.
With a Patri Guijarro’s double, Spain dominated the quarter-final encounter with Nigeria, in the last quarter final played at Liberia’s Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Costa Rica early today, FIFA.com reported.
The result ended a seven-match unbeaten run for Nigeria at the tournament dating back to 2012, and fell one match short of the record sequence established by Japan between 2010 and 2012.

Nigeria’s Flamingoes edge Colombia for quarter final

Nigeria’s Flamingoes have qualified for the quarter finals of the FIFA Under 17 World Cup tournament in Costa Rica, after coming from behind to beat Colombia 2-1.
Nigeria had earlier beaten China in their first group game by the same margin.
Needing all three points to stay alive in Group D, Colombia burst out of the blocks with a third minute goal as Angie Rodriguez looped a header from a perfect Nancy Acosta cross over the head of stranded goalkeeper Onyinyechukwu Okeke.