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India 2022: Bankole Olowookere Reacts To Flamingos’ Third-place Finish
Bankole Olowookere, head coach of the Nigeria U17 Girls’s nationwide group, has reacted to the Flamingos’ third-place end on the 2022 FIFA U-17 Girls’s World Cup in India, reviews Sports247.ng.
Nigeria gained their first U-17 Girls’s World Cup medal on Sunday, defeating Germany in a penalty shootout within the third-place match on Sunday. Each groups had beforehand met within the Group stage, with the Germans coming from behind to win 2-1.
The Flamingos raced to a 3-0 lead simply after the hour mark in Sunday’s recreation on the D Y Patil Sports activities Stadium, because of objectives from Opeyemi Ajakaye, Aminat Bello, and Etim Edidiong.
Nonetheless, the Germans clawed their means again into the sport, scoring thrice within the remaining 17 minutes to ship the sport to penalties. Jella Viet, Paulina Platiner, and Loreen Bender all scored for the European U-17 champions.
Nigeria prevailed 3-2 on penalties to clinch the bronze medal on the event. In his post-match press convention, Olowookere mentioned:
“It was a really tough recreation. We got here into the sport understanding totally effectively that our opponents are a tricky aspect. They gave us a very good combat. It was a really tough recreation.
“I’m a really joyful man that we didn’t depart India empty-handed. It has been an amazing event with a variety of classes learnt. We give God the glory.”
In the meantime within the remaining of the event, Spain defeated Colombia 1-0 to defend their title.
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