The Flamingos surprised the defending champions 3-1 of their remaining Group B encounter on Friday evening to safe a spot within the Round of 16.
The victory noticed Akeem Busari’s aspect end second in Group B with six factors from three matches, behind North Korea.
Oduntan expressed pleasure in her teammates’ willpower and preventing spirit however careworn that the workforce should preserve its focus because the match progresses.
“I’m super proud of my teammates because they all came out and chose to play. We have to keep going and keep fighting. I feel excited but we are not there yet because we just qualified for the next round,” Oduntan instructed FIFA.
The Flamingos will now flip their consideration to the Round of 16 as they appear to construct on their spectacular group-stage efficiency and proceed their quest for the title.
