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The Flamingos of Nigeria played out a 1-1 draw with Burkina Faso in the first leg of their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying tie in Bamako the capital of Mali on Saturday evening.
Chidi Harmony broke the deadlock on the stroke of 60th minute before Rainata Oubda equalised for the home team five minutes from time
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Both teams will clash again in the second leg next week Saturday at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja.
The overall winners will proceed to the final round of the qualifiers.
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Nigeria finished in third position at the last edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup hosted by India.
The Dominican Republic will host the next edition of the competition.
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