Nigeria U-17 women’s
team the Flamingoes have failed to qualify for this year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s
World Cup in Uruguay after playing 1-1 away draw in the second-leg play-off
round of the African qualifiers against Cameroon on Sunday.
The Flamingoes crashed
out on away goals after aggregate score ended 3-3, with the first-leg played in
Benin ending in a 2-2 draw.
Cameroon took the lead
through Alice Kameni in the 16th minute before Precious Vincent drew Flamingoes
level on 82 minutes which was not enough.
After the equaliser,
the Flamingoes went in search of the winning goal but Cameroonians held on to
pick the World Cup ticket.
This is the first time the
Flamingoes have failed to qualify for the FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup since the
maiden edition in New Zealand in 2008, while this will be Cameroon’s second
appearance at the U-17 Women’s World Cup after qualifying for the 2016 edition
in Jordan.
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