An 89th-minute late goal helped Nigeria’s women’s U-17 national team, the Flamingos, beat hosts Dominican Republic early Wednesday in Santo Domingo in the ongoing 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (WWC) Midfielder Shakirat Moshood collected the ball from 25 yards and launched a powerful left-footed strike at goal which went past the Dominican goalkeeper, marking her fourth in the tournament. …

A confident Nigerian team said it would not under-rate the opposition but rather go with full confidence into picking all three points when they take on Dominican Republic at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza on Sunday evening in the FIFA U20 World Cup, which started in Argentina on Saturday. Head coach Ladan Bosso, his assistants and the players were …