Nigeria’s Flamingos have complex to the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Ladies’s International Cup after securing a 2-1 victory over Mexico of their Spherical of 16 conflict on Thursday. Oluebube Umejiaku opened the scoring within the fortieth minute to provide Nigeria the lead ahead of the wreck, rewarding the Flamingos’……
Nigeria’s Flamingos have complex to the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Ladies’s International Cup after securing a 2-1 victory over Mexico of their Spherical of 16 conflict on Thursday.
Oluebube Umejiaku opened the scoring within the fortieth minute to provide Nigeria the lead ahead of the wreck, rewarding the Flamingos’ efforts within the first part.
The Nigerian facet maintained their merit after the restart and doubled their lead within the 72nd minute thru Mary Akpan Dunstan, striking Hakeem Busari’s staff in a robust place to seal qualification.
Mexico fastened a past due problem when Emily Delgado scored within the tenth minute of stoppage time, however the Flamingos held directly to safe victory and ebook their position within the remaining 8.
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The win extends Nigeria’s spectacular run within the pageant when they defeated protecting champions North Korea 3-1 of their ultimate group-stage fit to development to the knockout section.
The Flamingos will now face Venezuela within the quarter-finals on Sunday, November 1, as they proceed their pursuit of the match identify.