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Flamingos head coach, Bankole Olowookere was happy to see his side maintain their hundred percent record at the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Olowookere’s side defeated hosts Dominican Republic 1-0 in their last group game on Wednesday morning.
Shakirat Moshood scored the winning goal for Nigeria in the 89th minute.
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The Flamingos finished top of Group A with nine points from three games.
“I’m so happy, I’m happy for myself, happy for the team and happy for the whole of Nigeria,” he was quoted by FIFA.com.
“We knew in this match we had to manage our energy and strength; these are young girls with many games to play so we had to take it easy.”
Nigeria will face United States of America in the quarter-finals on Saturday night.
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