Nigeria’s Flamingos tackle Colombia for India 2022 final spot
Colombia overcame a depleted Tanzania side at the quarter finals of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India on Saturday .
The result thus pitch the South Americans against Nigeria’s Flamingos in the semi finals on Wednesday for a place in final.
Interestingly, it will be the third time both teams will clash as Nigeria had twice beaten the South Americans in 2012 and 2014.
At the tournament in 2019 at Azerbaijan, Nigeria beat Colombia 3-0 in a Group A fixture played in Baku.
Halimatu Ayinde scored a in the 32nd and 75th minute while an own-goal by a Colombian, Diana Duarte in the 80th minute completed the Nigerian victory.
They met again at Costa Rica 2014 in the Group D.
In the match played at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela, Nigeria came from behind to win 2-1.
Angie Rodriguez shot Colombia ahead in the third minute before Joy Bokiri leveled up for Nigeria in the 26th minute and Uchenna Kanu scored the winner in the 59th minute.
Vengeance may be uppermost in the mind of the South Americans when they trade tackles with the Flamingos on Wednesday.
Already, they have denied the tournament the first all-African clash by sending Tanzania packing.
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Colombia netted three goals in the first half with Tanzania ending the encounter with just nine girls.
In the day’s other quarter final pairing, Spain rallied to beat Japan 2-1 and make the semifinals of the tournament.
Momoko Tanikawa put Japan ahead with his 66th minute strike, but Vicky Lopez (87′ and 90+3) netted twice at the dead to seal victory in her team’s favour .