At the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, the Flamingos and Americans will face off on Friday in a battle for a spot in the semifinal of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which is currently taking place in India.
The nation's women U-17 national team advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Chile 2-1 in their third Group B match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The victory helped the team finish second in the group, six points behind Germany, who earned all three points.
Nigerians should expect a tough challenge when they play the Americans, who finished first in Group A, ahead of Brazil with seven points.
The Americans are one of the free-scoring teams in the tournament after scoring a total of 13 goals and conceding just once in the group stage. They thrashed hosts India 8-0 in their opening match, played a 1-1 draw against Brazil while also trouncing Morocco 4-0 in their final group game.
The Flamingos are attempting to make their first semi-finals of the competition after three attempts while the Americans will be hoping to reach the same stage of the competition only for the second time since the first edition in 2008 where they finished as runners-up.