India 2022: Flamingos To Meet Colombia For The Third Time

Nigeria celebrate beating Colombia in 2012

South America runners-up, Colombia on Saturday beat a depleted Tanzania side at the quarter finals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India.

The result has pitched the South Americans against Nigeria in the semi finals coming up on Wednesday.

It will be the third time both teams will clash as Nigeria had twice beaten the South Americans in 2012 and 2014.

In 2012 at the tournament in Azerbaijan, Nigeria beat Colombia 3-0  in a Group A match played in Baku.

Halimatu Ayinde scored a in the 32^nd and 75^th minute while an own-goal by a Colombian, Diana Duarte in the 80^th minute completed the Nigerian victory.

They met again at Costa Rica 2014 in the Group D.

In the match played at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela, Nigeria came from behind to win 2-1.

Angie Rodriguez shot Colombia ahead in the third minute before Joy Bokiri levelled up for Nigeria in the 26^th minute and Uchenna kanu scored the winner in the 59^th minute.

Vengeance may be in the mind of the South Americans when they face the ‘flaming’ Flamingos on Wednesday.

They made hays while the sun was shining when they faced Tanzania on Saturday thus denying the tournament the first all-African clash.

They scored all their three goals in the first half while Tanzania ended the encounter with just nine girls.

In the day’s other quarter final, Spain rallied to beat Japan 2-1 and make the semifinals of the tournament.

Momoko Tanikawa put Japan ahead with his 66th minute strike, but Vicky Lopez (87′ and 90+3) scored twice to seal the issue in his team’s favour.