Gateway Games: Flamingos qualify for final as Golden Eaglets lose to Team Ogun
The Golden Eaglets will contest for the bronze medal in the male football event of the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival, after losing 1–2 to Team Ogun in the second semi-final held in Ikenne-Remo on Sunday.
In the first semi-final, Team Kwara defeated Team Kaduna by a lone goal to qualify for the final of the male football event, scheduled for Tuesday at the MKO Abiola Sports Complex.
In the female event, Nigeria’s U-17 girls, the Flamingos, secured a place in the final after a hard-fought 1–0 victory over Team Ogun. Shakirat Moshood made no mistake from six yards after the 2022 FIFA World Cup bronze medallists were awarded a penalty in the closing minutes of the match.
The Flamingos will now face Team Delta in Tuesday’s grand finale, after the latter dismissed Team Osun 4–1 in the first semi-final.
The third-place matches will take place at the Remo Stars Stadium, while the finals of both the male and female events will be held at the MKO Abiola Sports Complex in Abeokuta.
The Golden Eaglets and Flamingos are participating in the 22nd National Sports Festival as part of the commendable Invited Junior Athletes (IJA) initiative of the National Sports Commission.
