Six goals in 41 minutes and the Nigeria’s U-17 girls,
Flamingos, look all but through to the final competition of the 5th FIFA U-17
Women’s World Cup taking place in Jordan later this year.
Four goals from Captain Rasheedat Ajibade and a brace from
Yetunde Fajobi against South Africa at the National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday
sent the 2014 quarter finalists soaring too high for the Bantwana, and rendered
the return leg in Johannesburg in two weeks a mere formality.
Fajobi opened the floodgates as early as the third minute,
hooking the ball and high and above Bantwana goalie Mologadi Maluleke and into
the net from 20 yards.
In the 13th minute, Arit Atu’s swerving free –kick as stopped
by the crossbar, but 13 minutes later, Rasheedat Ajibade opened her account
after snatching the ball off a poor goal –kick by Maluleke.
Five minutes later, Ajibade scored Nigeria’s third after
another defensive mix-up by the Bantwana, and two minutes later, Fajobi
completed her brace after guiding into the net off a free –kick from the
Nigerian half of the field.
As the Bantwana defence collapsed, Ajibade netted her third,
and then made it six four minutes from recess by connecting brilliantly from
Fajobi’s centre.
The second half produced no goal, though Ajibade could have
made it seven with 15 minutes to go after rounding the goalkeeper, only to be
foiled by the upright.
The second leg will come up at the Makhulong Stadium,
Tembisa, outside Johannesburg in a fortnight.
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