Nigeria’s Flamingos don turn di 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup for Morocco into one tournament wey African women football go remember for a long time. Di Nigerian side bounce back from opening 2-1 defeat to Poland to beat Puerto Rico 2-0, before dem produce one strong 3-1 win over defending champions Korea DPR.
Dat last group match no be ordinary victory. CAFOnline.com report say di result end Korea DPR 18-match, eight-year and 2,900 days unbeaten run for di competition, and e hand Nigeria second place for Group B with six points.
Di Flamingos no dey alone for di party. CAFOnline.com also report say four of Africa five representatives reach di Round of 16 for di first time for di tournament history. Nigeria, Ghana, hosts Morocco and Kenya all progress, passing Africa previous best of three teams wey dem manage for di 2025 edition. Zambia, di fifth African representative, bow out after losing all three group-stage matches.
Di outlet describe di achievement as more than just statistics, saying e reflect how African youth women football dey grow, di increasing number of countries wey dey invest for di women game, and di capacity of young African players to stand against established football nations.
For another part of di World Cup conversation, BBC report say di United States go host di inaugural Women’s Club World Cup in 2028.
Refereeing also enter di gist. Al Jazeera report say Egypt’s Hassan and Zico don dey suspended over criticism of FIFA World Cup refereeing.
History still dey table too. Daily Post Nigeria note say only 13 players don win both di Ballon d'Or and di World Cup for di history of di sport, and di report add say Spain win di World Cup this year.
