Women's U-17 W/Cup: Nigeria tackles Azerbaijan today 'Kick-off time: 1:00pm

NIGERIA'S U-17 women's team, the Flamigoes will today confront host of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Azerbaijan at Baku Stadium by 1pm Nigerian time as Group A second round of matches get underway.Hosts, Azerbaijan would be coming into the match to regain the confidence of their fans as they lost their first game 0-4 to Columbia. The Nigerian girls, on the other hand, would want to do everything at their disposal to secure the three points at stake to brighten their chance of qualifying from the group.Colombia would also be trading tackles with Canada in the second match of the group which kicks off 10am Nigerian time also at Baku Stadium.In Group B's other match, USA take on Gambia eager to improve their chances of progressing ahead of their final group game against Korea DPR. Although this will be the first clash between the two nations in women's football, the statistics certainly favour the North Americans, who have won seven of their nine previous matches against African opposition in FIFA competitions.Meanwhile, Gambia are the youngest team at Azerbaijan 2012 with an average age of just 15. Tuesday's opponents USA are the oldest in the competition, averaging 17 years and five months.
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