Nigeria Under 15 male national team , Future Eagles defeated Nigeria Under 17 Female Football team,Flamingos ,2-0 in a warm-up game played at the Moshood Abiola National stadium,FIFA Goal Project Abuja on Wednesday.
Two goals in the first half wrapped up the heavy blow for the Flamingos who fought well but were unable to score against Future Eagles.
The Flamingos are part of the teams that will partake in the 2024 FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic from October 16th to November, 3rd, 2024.
This is the second phase of the FIFA program that started on Sunday with players from across the country arriving in camp.
The 16 participating teams will be divided into four groups of four. The top two teams in each group qualify for the quarter finals. This will be followed by semi-finals, a match for third place and the final.
In the group stage, matches will be played at 4pm and 7pm (local time), while kick-offs will be at 3:30pm and 7pm in the quarter-finals.
The first semi-final will be played on 30th October at 7pm, in Santiago de los Cabelleros, while the second will take place 24 hours later in Santo Domingo.
The third place match will be played at Santo Domingo at 2:30pm and the final kicking off at 6pm on November 3rd, 2024.
Group A: Dominican Republic, Ecuador, New Zealand, Nigeria
Group B: Spain, USA, Korea Republic, Colombia
Group C: Korea DPR, Mexico, Kenya, England
Group D: Japan, Poland, Brazil, Zambia