Bantwana of South Africa head coach, Ntombifuthi Khumalo, can’t hide her disappointment following their 3-1 defeat to Nigeria.

The hosts were completely outplayed by the Flamingos in the first leg of the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup second round qualifying tie at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria on Saturday.

Nigeria led 2-0 at the break, courtesy of goals from Shakirat Moshood and Harmony Chidi.

Captain, Katleho Malebana reduced the deficit for South Africa from the spot two minutes after restart.

Chidi, however, struck again in the 68th minute to put the game beyond the Bantwana.

“Once our opponents put pressure on us, that’s where we fail to protect our posts. That’s the challenge we need to fix before we head into the second leg. The girls showed resilience, and we know what we need to work on,” she told safa.net.

The second leg will hold next Saturday at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne.