Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, conquered the world on Saturday in Morocco.
The Nigerian girls defeated their Japanese counterparts 2-1 in the final to win the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, becoming the
first African nation to win the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Nigeria scored in the 39th and 47th minutes through Bashiru A. and Umejiaku O. while Japan scored in the 80th minute through Ito F.
The Flamingos avenged an earlier 2–1 group stage defeat against Japan to capture the historic title.


















