Nigeria secured a 2-1 victory over Chile in their last Group B fixture at the 2022 Fifa U17 Women’s World Cup in India to book a place in the Quarter Finals of the Mundial.
Coach Bankole Olowookere’s girls took a fourth-minute lead through Blessing Emmanuel before Bisola Mosaku doubled the West Africans’ advantage with eight minutes left on the clock.
Not willing to go down without a fight, the South Americans continued to attack and they were awarded a last-minute penalty after VAR adjudged that one of Nigeria’s defenders had handled the ball. Tali Rovner took the ensuing kick that sailed past goalkeeper Faith Omilana.
Olowookere’s girls would be hoping to progress to the semi-finals when they square up against Group A winners, the United States of America on October 21 at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai.
