A brace from Harmony Chidi earned Nigeria’s Flamingos a 2-0 win against Liberia on Friday in Abuja, and a ticket to the 2024 FIFA women’s U-17 World Cup in the Dominican Republic.
The Flamingos went through 6-1 on aggregate after winning the first leg 4-1 in Monrovia.
In the final qualifying round, Chidi opened the scoring in the fourth minute before getting on the score sheet again to make it 2-0 on 63 minutes.
This will be the seventh time the Flamingos will qualify for the U-17 women’s World Cup.
Their first-ever appearance was at the maiden edition in 2008 where they crashed out in the group stage.
The 2022 tournament in India was the Flamingos’ best performance after they finished third, beating Germany on penalty shootout.
They will be joined by two other African countries as the continent’s flagbearers in the Dominican Republic.
Other teams who have already secured qualification are Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mexico, USA, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, New Zealand, England, Poland, and defending champions Spain.
The 2024 FIFA women’s U-17 World Cup will commence on 16 October and end 3 November.
Nigeria’s Flamingos have qualified for the 2024 FIFA women’s U-17 World Cup in Dominican Republic.
The Flamingos sealed qualification after defeating Liberia 2-0 in the second leg of the final qualifying round on Friday at the MKO Abiola Stadium Abuja.
A brace from Harmony Chidi earned her side a 6-1 aggregate win after winning the first leg 4-1 in Monrovia.
Chidi opened the scoring in the 4th minute before adding the second goal on 63 minutes.
This is the Flamingos’ seventh appearance at the U-17 World Cup since making their debut at the inaugural edition in 2008.
At the 2022 edition in India, the Flamingos finished third which is their best ever performance at the World Cup.
The Flamingos and two other African countries will represent the continent at this year’s edition which will run from 16 October to 3 November.
