Nigeria women’s U-17 national team, the Flamingos, have been drawn alongside Canada, France, and Samoa in Group D of the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, set to hold in Morocco later this year, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The draws, which took place at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in the capital city of Rabat on Wednesday, saw the Flamingos pitted against North American side Canada, European powerhouse France and debutants Samoa, ahead of the tournament scheduled to run from 17 October to 8 November, with all matches set to be played in Rabat.
Nigeria will be making her eighth appearance at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in history.
The other groups for the tournament will see the hosts Morocco take on Brazil, Italy and Costa Rica in Group A, with defending champions Korea DPR locking horns with Mexico, Cameroon, and the Netherlands in Group B.
Meanwhile, Group C will feature the United States of America, Ecuador, China and Norway, while Group E has Spain, Colombia, Korea Republic and Ivory Coast.
Rounding off the tournament is Group F, which has Japan who are the all-time top scorers in the competition’s history with 125 goals across nine editions, while Oceania’s representatives New Zealand, Zambia and South American upstarts Paraguay are included.
The tournament will be the first in history to feature 24 countries, and it is also the first edition of the global showpiece to be held on the African continent. The revamped tournament will see Morocco host the next five editions of the cadet event, beginning from this year and continuing annually until 2029.
The opening fixture will be contested between the hosts Morocco and Brazil on 17 October. As usual with 24-team tournaments, the top two countries from each of the six groups will advance to the round-of-16, as well as the four best third-placed nations.
