Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, claimed the bronze medal at the U-17 Women’s World Cup in India today, after defeating Germany 3-2 on penalties.
Flamingos scored first and were up 3-0, before the Germans staged a dramatic comeback late on to tie the losers final 3-3.
The game went into penalties afterwards and the Flamingos were lucky this time around, after losing to Colombia through the shoot-out lottery in the semi-finals.
The Germans scored first in the fifth minute, but it was ruled out after a VAR review, following a foul on Flamingos goalkeeper Faith Omilana.
