Match Preview: Nigeria vs Chile, Team News, Predicted Lineups & TV Coverage 2022 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup
Nigerian U17 Women’s team face Chile today Monday in their final Group B match of the ongoing 2022 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India.
Either of these two teams will advance to the quarterfinal stage with a win at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Nigeria, though, need only a draw to finish as group runner-up.
The Flamingos did not start their World Cup campaign on a good note, as they lost 2-1 to Germany after taking a second-half lead.
But the Bankole Olowookere-tutored girls roared back to life on matchday two to demolish New Zealand 4-0 for their first points of the tournament.
Chile, on the other hand, kicked off their India 2022 campaign with a 3-1 thrashing of New Zealand.
The South Americans, however, had no answer to a 6-0 slaughtering by Germany in their second match.
That scandalous Chile defeat allowed Nigeria to leapfrog the Red One into third place in Group B ahead of this meeting.
Head-to-head
Nigeria and Chile met for the first and only time at this level at the 2010 World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Africans dispatched the South Americans with little trouble: 5-0, it ended inside the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, Arima. Loveth Ayila (hat-trick), Francisca Ordega, and Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene were Nigeria’s goal-scorers on the day.
Chile have not been to the cadet World Cup since that edition, while Nigeria have missed only one since the tournament’s inception.
TV Coverage
The game will be live on Television in Nigeria. Fans can also turn to YouTube for live streaming to boost their chances.
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Competition: FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup, India 2022
Match: Nigeria vs. Chile
Date: October 17, 2022
Venue: Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Kickoff time: 12.00 pm Nigeria time
Ghana time: 11:00am
