Nigeria and France go head to head in the Quarter-Finals of the on-going FIFA U-17 Women World Cup 2012 in Azerbaijan.
The Flamingoes topped Group A with 7 points drawing Canada 1-1, defeating Azerbaijan 11-0 and Colombia 3-0 scoring 15 goals in the process and conceding only a goal.
France on the other hand, were runners-up in Group B amassing 5 points in it's 3 games with 0-0, 1-1 and 10-2 results against USA, DPR Korea and Gambia respectively. They scored a total of 11 goals and conceded only 2 goals in the group stage.
Both teams play possession-based attacking football with the Nigerians relying more on power and speed while the "Les Bleuettes" depend on nimbleness and creativity.
In Chinwendu Ihezuo and Halimatu Ayinde, Nigeria boasts two of the tournaments most prolific scorers as the duo scored 6 goals and 4 goals respectively accounting for 10 of their team's 15 goals in the group stage while the "Les Bleuettes" goals were more evenly distributed with Lea Declercq (3 goals), Kadidiatou Diani (2 goals) and Pauline Cousin (2 goals) accounting for 7 of their 11 goals.
The match will be played in the 15,000 capacity Eighth Kilometre District Stadium in Baku and kick-off time is 4pm Nigerian time.
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