FIFA U-17 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: Flamingos v Germany Match Preview
The U17 women’s National team of Nigeria, Flamingos, will battle Germany on Tuesday, October 11, in their first clash of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Both teams who were drawn in Group B have not yet won the U-17 Women’s World Cup and will be hoping to lift the trophy in India.
Nigeria have featured in the tournament in five of the previous six editions and making it to the quarterfinals stage thrice in 2010, 2012, and 2014.
The disappointment of the 2016 edition in Jordan, however, lingers. The Flamingoes finished bottom of a group that also had North Korea, Brazil, and England and, for the first time in history, failed to register a goal.
The successor of that uninspiring Flamingoes side then failed to qualify for Uruguay 2018.
However new head coach of the Super Falcons, Bankole Olowookere, will be aiming to do Nigerians proud in India.
India 2022 will be the first time Nigeria meet Germany at the FIFA U17 Women’s World World Cup.
But a highly entertaining match is awaited between two attack-minded teams in the Flamingoes and Die Nationalelf.
The Germans are the most successful side at the UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship with seven titles.
On the strength of that, the reigning European champions will be the favourites against the Nigerians.
A win for the Flamingoes will, however, set them up for a deep run in India.
Germany’s best ever performance at the U-17 World Cup was a third place finish in 2008.
The match will be played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao, Goa and will kick off by 3pm(GMT+1) Nigerian Time.
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