Nigeria’s Flamingos Win Historic First U-17 Women’s World Cup Title

Nigeria’s Flamingos have won the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, beating Japan 2–1 in Saturday’s final in Rabat, Morocco. It is Nigeria’s first title in the competition and makes the country the first African nation to lift the trophy since the tournament began in 2008. Awawu Bashiru opened the scoring in the 39th minute, and Oluebube Umejiaku added a second shortly after halftime. Japan pulled one back through F. Ito in the 80th minute, but Nigeria held on to secure the win. The Flamingos reached the final with a 3–1 semi-final victory over Brazil. They also beat defending champions Korea DPR in the group stage, recovering from an opening defeat to Poland to complete a memorable campaign.

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