Flamingos beat Mexico to reach U-17 Women’s World Cup quarter-finals
Nigeria’s Flamingos have advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after defeating Mexico 2-1 in their Round of 16 encounter in Morocco on Thursday.

The Nigerian side secured the victory at the Mohammed VI Football Complex, Pitch 2, in Salé, near Rabat, to keep their hopes of winning the tournament alive.
Oluebube Umejiaku opened the scoring for Nigeria in the 40th minute before Dunstan doubled the Flamingos’ advantage in the 71st minute.

Mexico managed to pull one goal back but could not find an equaliser as Nigeria held on to secure qualification for the last eight.

The Flamingos will face Venezuela in the quarter-finals on November 1 as they continue their campaign for the title.