Naira Rain As Flamingos Defeat Algeria 4-0 In Ikenne
The Flamingos of Nigeria moved a step closer to securing qualification for the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup with an emphatic 4-0 win over Algeria at the Remo Stars Stadium.
Queen Joseph scored a brace while Zainab Raji and Aishat Animashaun added the other goals to hand the team a commanding first-leg win.
Queen Joseph opened the scoring as early as the first minute, finishing off an assist from Philomena Isaiah with aplomb.
Raji scored a fine individual goal to make it 2-0 in the 13th minute.
Joseph completed her brace in the 17th minute with a long-range effort, and substitute Animashaun Aishat put the icing on the cake with a stunning effort in the second half.
The Flamingos held on to seal a comfortable victory ahead of the second leg in Algiers on Friday.
Meanwhile, The President of Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau announced a cash gift of the sum of N6,000,0000 (Six Million Naira) for the girls after the match, explaining that the sum of two million naira is from the NFF while the sum of four million naira is a gift from billionaire businessman Hon. Kunle Soname.
Gusau charged the girls to go to Algiers and play their hearts out to win the World Cup ticket for Nigeria.
Both teams will make it a date in the return leg at the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida on Friday.
The winner on aggregate to qualify as one of Africa’s five flag-bearers at this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals in Morocco.
Naira Rain As Flamingos Defeat Algeria 4-0 In Ikenne is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
