By Abdulrahman Yahaya

The Flamingos of Nigeria defeated Mexico 2-1 on Thursday to book their place in the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco.

Goals from Oluebube Umejiaku and Mary Dunstan sealed the victory for Nigeria in the round of 16 clash.

Umejiaku opened the scoring for Nigeria in the 40th minute when she brilliantly dribbled past her opponents before firing beyond the Mexican goalkeeper.

The Flamingos doubled their lead through Mary Dunstan’s strike in the 71st minute.

The Hakeem Busari-led team remained solid in the defence until 10 minutes into stoppage time when Emily Delgado pulled one back for Mexico.

Nigeria held on to win, setting up a quarter-final clash against Venezuela on Sunday.

The flamingos are in contention for the crown after impressive wins against DPR Korea and Mexico. (NAN)

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Edited by Joseph Edeh