A last-ditch effort from Rasheedat Ajibade saved Nigeria from exiting the cadet Women Cup as the Falconets forced China to a 1-1 draw.
Just before the break, L.Y. Zhang had put China ahead and they held on to their slim till the later stages
The Asians were stronger in defence in the second half as the Nigerian girls continued to push for an equalizer.
With Five minutes added at the end of regulation time, the Falconets gave the last push and their effort was rewarded as Ajibade scored to bring the tie to a 1-1 draw and qualify the team for the quarter-final.
The Coach Christopher Musa-tutored side has now scored two goals and conceded two in the tournament.
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Congrats to them
ReplyDeleteThe girls deserve it. Congrats.
ReplyDeleteWell done gehs, I know you are winning this tournament even if they did not make Jersey for y'all.
ReplyDeleteCongrat to them,i wish our boys can do better
ReplyDeleteCongrats.
ReplyDeleteSuper proud of our girls🙌
ReplyDeleteGo on girls do Us proud!
ReplyDeleteWhat the boys cannot do, You girls can do it even better!
I watched the game from 2nd half,our girls played their heart out unlike their game against Haiti,this one was worth it,i wish them the very best against Spain Thurday.
ReplyDeleteI watched the game from 2nd half,our girls played their heart out unlike their game against Haiti,this one was worth it,i wish them the very best against Spain Thursday.
ReplyDeleteAt the end of the day Nigeria will honor them with 20k which they still have to kneel down to collect.
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