Nigeria advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2017 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India when the Flamingos defeated Chile 2-1 in Bhubaneswar to earn all three points.
Despite Roverner Tali's successful late penalty kick conversion, Blessing Emmanuel's goal in the fourth minute of the game and Bisola Mosaku's score from a Miracle Usani free-kick with eight minutes remaining were enough to secure Nigeria's victory at the Kalinga Stadium.
The victory secured the Flamingoes a spot in Friday's quarterfinals against either the United States or Brazil.
The Flamingos created numerous opportunities that were not taken advantage of, like they did against New Zealand on Friday, but head coach Bankole Olowookere reassured the players that they will improve as the tournament goes on.
“We missed a number of chances again, but I like the spirit of the team and we will get better as we go on in the competition. I am happy we made it into the last eight, and that we sustained our winning mentality despite the fact that we only needed a draw to sail through.”
Germany’s 3-1 win over New Zealand in the other match of Group B meant the Germans finished with the maximum nine points in the group phase, having scored a total of 11 goals and conceding only two.
Nigeria finished with six points and a plus-six goals advantage after scoring seven goals and conceding only two.