Nigeria's Flamingos' head coach, Bankole Olowookere has reacted to his side's win against Chile in the U-17 Women's World Cup going on in India on Monday.

 

Olowookere rued missed chances by his team but was pleased with his team's performance that saw them go pass the South Americans by two goals to one.

“We missed a number of chances again, but I like the spirit of the team and we will get better as we go on in the competition.

 

“I am happy we made it into the last eight, and that we sustained our winning mentality despite the fact that we only needed a draw to sail through.”

 

The win saw the team qualify to the next round where they play the United State of America.

 

Nigeria U17 girls will battle USA in Friday's quarter-final fixture.

 

USA finished top of Group A with 7 points while Flamingos finished second in Group B with 6 point.

 

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