Nigeria 1-2 Germany: Two second-half goals condemn Flamingos to opening day defeat

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A quick counter on the hour opened up the Flamingos as Annaleen Bohler drove through the midfield unhindered before laying off for...

, Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, kicked off their 2022 U-17 FIFA World Cup campaign against Germany on Tuesday, in a 2-1 defeat.

Nigeria won the first corner kick of the encounter in the 12th minute but they fluffed it. They could have gone ahead in the 17th minute when Opeyemi Ajakaye gathered a loose pass and chopped inside a German defender. Her curling shot was goalbound until the Germany goalkeeper Eve Bottcher got fingertips on the ball and diverted it to the crossbar.

Comfort Folorunsho produced a last-ditch defensive header in the 42nd minute as Sehitler’s cross was bound for Albar’s head. The Nigerians took that lead into the interval.

 

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