Nigeria vs Chile: Match preview, venue, KO time as Flamingos ambush the Red One for FIFA u17 women World Cup QF ticket

The victor on this encounter will be a part of Germany within the subsequent spherical of the competitors

The Nigerian ladies’s cadet group and their Chilean counterpart will go head-to-head on Monday in one of many remaining Group B matches of the continuing 2022 FIFA U17 Ladies’s World Cup in India.

Both of those two groups will advance to the quarterfinal stage with a win on the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Nigeria, although, want solely a draw to complete as group runner-up.

The Flamingos didn’t begin their World Cup marketing campaign on word, as they misplaced 2-1 to Germany after taking a second-half lead.

However the Bankole Olowookere-tutored ladies roared again to life on matchday two to demolish New Zealand 4-0 for his or her first factors of the match.

Chile, alternatively, kicked off their India 2022 marketing campaign with a 3-1 thrashing of New Zealand.

The South Individuals, nevertheless, had no reply to a 6-0 slaughtering by Germany of their second match.

That scandalous Chile defeat allowed Nigeria to leapfrog the Pink One into third place in Group B forward of this assembly.

Head-to-head

Nigeria and Chile met for the primary and solely time at this degree on the 2010 World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Africans dispatched the South Individuals with little bother: 5-0, it ended contained in the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, Arima. Loveth Ayila (hat-trick), Francisca Ordega, and Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene had been Nigeria’s goal-scorers on the day.

Chile haven’t been to the cadet World Cup since that version, whereas Nigeria have missed just one because the match’s inception.

Competitors: FIFA U17 Ladies’s World Cup, India 2022
Match: Nigeria vs. Chile
Date: October 17, 2022
Venue: Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Kickoff time: 12.00 pm Nigeria time

Prediction

A Nigeria win shouldn’t be doubtful.
The Flamingos’ defeat to Germany on Friday was the group’s first loss in 5 years.

And will the Nigerian ladies keep sharp in assault, it might be a protracted afternoon for Chile.

Chile are fairly open to shedding closely, and in 2022 alone, they’ve been on the mercy of Brazil (8-0), Colombia (3-0), and Germany (6-0).

To make issues worse for the Chileans, the Flamingos aren’t purpose shy towards an open buyer.

The Nigerian ladies thrashed Congo DR 8-0 and Egypt 6-0 (each on mixture) through the World Cup qualification collection. And New Zealand, on Friday, discovered that Africa’s greatest group has not misplaced that scoring contact.

And a repeat efficiency might be on the playing cards for Chile.

Tip: Nigeria to win.