Flamingos hand new NFF Board first World Cup victory | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News ⬇️
•Thrash New Zealand 4-0On Tuesday, the Flamingos went down 1-2 to Germany in their group opener, but the girls vented their anger on Chile yesterday and secured victory through the efforts of Amina Bello, Miracle Usani in the first half, while Taiwo Afolabi and Etim Edidiong added two goals in the second half.
The Flamingos, cheered by the new NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau, took the lead in the 16 minutes through Bello, who headed in a cross from Tumininu Adeshina. And in the 34th minute, Usani made it 2-0 before Afolabi added the third goal with 15 minutes left. In the 90th minute, Edidiong registered the fourth goal to give the Gusau-led NFF board its first international victory since the September elective congress in Benin City, Edo State.
Gusau and undisclosed number of NFF officials were said to have left for India to cheer the girls after their inaugural board meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Gusau had charged the players on Thursday to do everything possible to beat New Zealand. The victory yesterday restored Nigeria’s hope of making it to the next round of the World Cup.Germany thrashed Chile 5-0 in the second match yesterday to remain top of the group.
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