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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Bantwana of South Africa head coach, Ntombifuthi Khumalo, can\u2019t hide her disappointment following their 3-1 defeat to Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The hosts were completely outplayed by the Flamingos in the first leg of the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup second round qualifying tie at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Nigeria led 2-0 at the break, courtesy of goals from Shakirat Moshood and Harmony Chidi.<\/p>\n

Captain, Katleho Malebana reduced the deficit for South Africa from the spot two minutes after restart.<\/p>\n

Chidi, however, struck again in the 68th minute to put the game beyond the Bantwana.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce our opponents put pressure on us, that\u2019s where we fail to protect our posts. That\u2019s the challenge we need to fix before we head into the second leg. The girls showed resilience, and we know what we need to work on,\u201d she told safa.net.<\/p>\n

The second leg will hold next Saturday at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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