Nigeria’s Flamingos has failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals scheduled for Uruguay in November.
It is the first time the country will be missing out of the competition since its inception in 2008.
The Cameroonians forced the Flamingos to a 1-1 draw at the Ahmadu Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé on Sunday after a 2-2 draw at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin a fortnight ago.
The draw in Yaoundé meant a 3-3 aggregate result, but Nigeria crashed out on the away goals rule since Cameroon scored twice in Benin and Nigeria scored only once away.
Cameroonian Alice Kameni opened scoring with a 16th-minute strike while Nigeria’s Precious Martha got the equaliser eight minutes to the end of the game.
Cameroon will now be advancing to the global showpiece as one of Africa’s representatives.
