Nigeria punched their ticket to FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Dominican Republic 2024\u2122 by defeating Liberia 6-1 on aggregate in African qualifying.<\/p>\n
After posting a 4-1 win in the first leg on Sunday, Nigeria took care of matters on home soil in Abuja on Friday with a 2-0 triumph. It marked the seventh U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup qualification for the Super Falcons.<\/p>\n
Nigeria wasted no time in getting on the score-sheet, as Harmony Chidi, who found the back of the net in the first leg, opened the scoring after just four minutes.<\/p>\n
Nigeria continued to dominate play, but Liberia hung tough and it was still just a one-goal encounter going into the final half-hour of play. Chidi would make her presence felt again in the 63rd minute to double the lead and seal Nigeria\u2019s place in the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n
Nigeria joined Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Spain and USA in the U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup, which will take place from 16 October to 3 November.<\/p>\n
The winners of the Morocco-Zambia and Kenya-Burundi ties this weekend will complete the 16-team field for the tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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