Crunch time in Mumbai as Flamingos battle USA

Flamingos feel the turf of Dr. DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, yesterday, ahead of their quarterfinal clash with the U.S…today. PHOTO: THENFF.COM.

There is no second chance after today’s encounter between Nigeria’s Flamingos and the United States (U.S.) national U-17 women football team. At stake is a semifinal ticket, which means that the winner will remain in the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup held in India, while the loser will return home.

And so, the Nigerian girls say they are in for the battle of their lives, which they believe, could alter the course of their careers if they perform well.

The girls say they foresee an interesting encounter in the game held in Navi Mumbai.   The Flamingos lost narrowly, 1-2, to another powerhouse of women’s football, Germany, in their first match of the competition, but have since overcome stage fright and were worthy 4-0 and 2-1 winners over New Zealand and Chile respectively.   Navi Mumbai, a planned ultra-modern city that is only 25 kilometres from the Indian capital city of Mumbai, is the venue for this clash set for the Dr DY Patil Stadium as from 12.00 p.m. Nigeria time today.

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