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2024 Gateway Games: Flamingos edge Team Delta in second group game

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2024 Gateway Games: Flamingos edge Team Delta in second group game

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team pipped Team Delta 1-0 to record their first win at the female football event of the 2024 National Sports Festival on Tuesday.

Jumai Adebayo’s second-half goal separated both sides at the Babcock University pitch, Ilishan, Remo.

She scored the winning goal in the 50th minute to seal victory.

Flamingos had earlier played out a 0-0 draw with Team Abia on Monday to open their campaign on a shaky note.

They are representing the Invited Junior Athletes (IJA) at the Gateway Games.

The Sports Festival is serving as a platform for Bankole Olowookere’s side to prepare for this year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

Morocco is staging the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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