Nigeria's Under-17 female national team have qualified for next year's World Cup taking place in Costa Rica.
The Flamingos automatically booked their place in next year's showpiece following the withdrawal of their South Sudanese counterparts from the qualification race.
The Nigerian girls were billed to face the South Sudanese in the first leg qualifying encounter at Juba between November 1 - 3, but following the withdrawal of their opponents, the Flamingos have become the first African team to qualify for the competition.
"It’s good that our team has qualified early. The Nigeria Football Federation will ensure the team starts preparation early enough and very ready to do Nigeria proud," NFF's General Secretary, Musa Amadu says.
The competition is billed to take place between March 15 and April 5 2014 in the Costa Rican cities of San Jose, Alajuela, Liberia and Tibas

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