Nigeria’s Flamingos have advanced to the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco after defeating Mexico 2-1 on Thursday.
Goals from Oluebube Umejiaku and Mary Dunstan secured the victory for Nigeria in their round of 16 encounter.
Umejiaku opened the scoring in the 40th minute after brilliantly dribbling past her opponents before firing past the Mexican goalkeeper.
The Flamingos doubled their lead through Dunstan’s strike in the 71st minute.
The Hakeem Busari-led team maintained a solid defensive display until the 10th minute of stoppage time, when Emily Delgado pulled one back for Mexico.
Nigeria held on to secure the victory and set up a quarter-final clash against Venezuela on Sunday.
The Flamingos remain in contention for the title following impressive victories over North Korea and Mexico.
