Nigeria U17 female side beat Japan 2-1 at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Morocco to win the tournament for the first time.
2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Final clash between the Little Nadeshiko (Pink Carnation Flower) of Japan and the Flamingos of Nigeria at the Mohammed VI Football Complex – Pitch 3, Rabat, Morocco.
*Current Score: Japan 0-2 Nigeria – 74’* 8368
*Goals
– *39′ – Awawu Bashiru* – A long-range strike by Awawu Bashiru in the 39th minute, spilled by Japan goalkeeper Kou Kadowaki, made it Japan 0-1 Nigeria.
Two minutes after the break, Oluebube Umejiaku extended Nigeria’s lead with an assist from Esther Stephen.
Japan got a relief by reducing the deficit in the 80th minute through Fuki Ito, but the Nigerian girls held on to win the game.
It was Nigeria’s first time in the final, ad they got the desired result for both their country and continent.
