The road to Morocco narrows to a single evening in Lomé. By the time the final whistle sounds at the Stade de Kégué on Saturday, either Nigeria’s Flamingos or Benin Republic’s young Amazons will have secured a place at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. That sense of finality gives this meeting an edge that stretches beyond the 3-2 scoreline carried over from Ikenne.

The road to Morocco narrows to a single evening in Lomé. By the time the final whistle sounds at the Stade de Kégué on Saturday, either Nigeria’s Flamingos or Benin Republic’s…

The Flamingos were dominant throughout the qualification campaign