Nigeria U17 women's national team didn’t only break their quarter-finals hoodoo, they return home with a medal from the tournament. They are the second African country, after Ghana at the 2012 edition in Azerbaijan, where the Black Maidens walked away with the bronze medal.

Bankole Olowookere's side ended their campaign with bronze medals around their necks after beating Germany 3-2 on penalties after the encounter ended 3-3. At one point in the game, Nigeria enjoyed a three-goal lead courtesy of goals from Opeyemi Ajakaye, Amina Bello, and Etim Edidiong.

Even though the Flamingos allowed the three-time semi-finalists to come back into the game, their nerves of steel helped them across the finish line.

The third-place victory was a revenge win after the African side to Germany in the group stages of the competition in which the Flamingos lost the match 2-1.