Nigeria 3-2 Cote Divoire Chidi Hat-trick Lifts Flamingos To Wafu B Semifinal
Nigeria's U-17 women's team, the Flamingos, secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Cote d'Ivoire on Monday, December 16, 2024, to claim top spot in Group B and progress to the semifinals of the WAFU B U-17 Girls' Cup, .
The match, played in Accra, was decided by a spectacular hat-trick from Harmony Chidi, whose clinical finishing proved the difference in a tense encounter.
Coming off an emphatic 9-0 demolition of the Niger Republic in their opener, the Flamingos faced a confident Ivory Coast side that had also breezed past Niger with a 5-0 win.
Both teams entered the game knowing victory would guarantee their place in the semifinals. Chidi opened the scoring early on, finishing off a precise counterattack to give Nigeria the lead.
However, the Ivorians, led by their dynamic forward Kaholo Claire Elvyre Zaddy, responded with an equaliser before halftime.