22ND NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL: FLAMINGOS REACH FINAL, AS TEAM OGUN DEFEATS GOLDEN EAGLETS

The Golden Eaglets have failed to reach the final of the 22nd National Sports Festival, after losing 1-2 to Team Ogun in the second semi finals of the event in Ikenne-Remo on Sunday. The Golden Eaglets will now contest for the bronze medals of the male football event. In the first semi final, Team Kwara defeated Team Kaduna by a lone goal to qualify for the final of the male football event, which will be played on Tuesday at the MKO Abiola Sports Complex. In the female event, Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos flew their way into the final after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Team Ogun. Shakirat Moshood scored from six yards after the 2022 FIFA World Cup bronze medallists were awarded a penalty with minutes left in the encounter. They will now face Team Delta in Tuesday’s grand finale, after the latter dismissed Team Osun 4-1 in the first semi final. The third-place matches will take place at the Remo Stars Stadium, while the final of the male and female events will hold at the MKO Abiola Sports Complex in Abeokuta. The Golden Eaglets and Flamingos are participating in the 22nd National Sports Festival as part of the praiseworthy Invited Junior Athletes (IJA) initiative of the National Sports Commission.