Despite the team’s loss to Colombia on Wednesday, Nigeria Football Federation President Ibrahim Gusau praised the Flamingoes.
The team lost a penalty shootout to the South Americans in the ongoing World Cup in India, falling 6-5 on penalties.
The game, in regular time, had ended in a stalemate as both teams made efforts at breaking through their defenses and getting a goal to no avail.
Gusau, who had traveled to Goa to support the girls, took to his Twitter account to laud the ladies for what he described as an ‘amazing performance’.
“Amazing performance by the girls and I’m very proud of them despite the outcome of the match. Their development and welfare remains a priority to us. Well done girls? #SoarFlamingos,” Gusau wrote on his Twitter handle.
The Flamingos are billed to take on Germany in the third-place match on Friday.