Nigeria’s U-17 girls, the Flamingos, secured a crucial 3-1 victory over South Africa’s Bantwana in Pretoria on Saturday.
The victory put the Nigerian girls in a strong position to advance to the final round of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualification series.
The encounter at the Lucas ‘Masterpieces’ Moripe Stadium was yet another chapter in the long-standing football rivalry between Nigeria and South Africa.



