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Image: FIFA Women World Cup Logo Wikimedia Following the last several weeks of utterly spellbinding and skillfully entertaining football, the FIFA Women’s World Cup will end tomorrow in a mouthwatering climax, pitting European champions England against a talented Spanish side. Indeed, however things pan out tomorrow history will still be written as it will mark the first time in a little over a decade that Team USA will not be featuring in the final of the fabulous football spectacle. Perhaps one of the biggest talking points of the overwhelmingly successful championship is the fact that a fair number of giants were slain in dramatic and compelling fashion. Who could forget Colombia’s unforgettably magical 2-1 victory over mighty Germany and Nigeria edging out Australia 3-2 in a slim and absolutely gripping triumph? Apart from the jaw-dropping giant-slaying heroics of some supposedly lightweight teams, another key talking point has been the sublime quality of football on displa...

Following an eye-catching tournament of bedazzling football action, the hugely entertaining FIFA U-17 women’s world cup finally ended last Sunday, with the Spaniards retaining their trophy. Nevertheless, although the competition proved to be immensely rewarding for Spain, the Nigerian flamingoes as well have more than sufficient cause to celebrate after they defeated mighty Germany in the third-place match of the august competition. Indeed, this laudable feat further cements Nigeria’s status as the pre-eminent country on the continent where women’s football is concerned. It should also be noted here that Nigeria has a rich pedigree in women’s youth football as their 2 nd place finish at the 2014 FIFA U-20 women’s world cup amply demonstrates. Having brilliantly claimed third place at the FIFA U-17 women’s world cup, one wonders what comes next for the giant-killing Nigerian flamingoes. It is fervently hoped that this golden generation of Nigerian flamingoes can be kept toget...