Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, took a significant step toward qualification for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco with a commanding 4-0 win over Algeria on Saturday evening at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne. A brace from forward Queen Joseph and powerful strikes from Zainab Oluwaseun Raji and Aishat Animashaun sealed the win for the …

Nigeria’s U-17 girls took a giant step towards qualifying for the 2025 U-17 Women’s World Cup after securing an impressive 3-1 away victory against South Africa’s Bantwana at the Lucas ‘Masterpieces’ Moripe Stadium in Pretoria on Saturday. Shakirat Moshood, who scored four goals at the 2024 U-17 Women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic, opened the scoring with a clinical …

Hosts Ghana lifted the inaugural WAFU B U17 Girls’ Cup on Sunday, but only after a 5-4 penalty shootout defeat of resilient Nigeria at the Ghanaian Centre of Excellence in Prampram, outside Accra. Both sides earlier scored two goals apiece in regulation time but needed a penalty shootout to determine the winner of the tournament, which the Maidens won after …

Janet Akekoromowei ‘Semenya’, who netted a hat-trick in the Flamingos 9-0 pounding of Niger in a WAFU B U17 Women’s Championship in Ghana, has expressed confidence the team will beat Cote d’Ivoire in continuation of the tournament. The Flamingos battle Cote d’Ivoire Monday. “We will be gunning for victory again against Cote d’Ivoire”, said ‘Semenya’. “We take each game as …

Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, fired from all cylinders to record a 9-0 win over their counterparts from Niger Republic , in yesterday’s second match of this year’s WAFU U17 Girls’ Cup, taking place in Ghana. The Flamingos started brilliantly, with Aishat Animashaun scoring after only five minutes, following an in-swinger by Mary Mamudu. FIFA World Cup star Shakirat Moshood then …

Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has selected FIFA World Cup scorers Shakirat Moshood and Harmony Chidi among a list of 20 players of the Nigeria U-17 girls, Flamingos, for the WAFU B U-17 Girls’ Cup starting on Thursday. There is also goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma, defenders Taiwo Adegoke and Ayomide Ibrahim, midfielder Faridat Abdulwahab, and forwards Peace Effiong and Mary Lucky Nkpa. …

The Nigeria U-17 women’s team, Flamingos, have carted home the Fair Play Trophy of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which was concluded on Sunday in the Dominican Republic, with North Korea lifting the trophy at the expense of Spain following a 4-3 penalty win in the final. Nigeria exited the tournament at the quarterfinals following a 2-0 defeat …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has once again patted the Flamingos on the back for their virtuoso displays at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Dominican Republic. The team returned to the country on Tuesday night and was formally welcomed by the General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, who said the ladies put up …

The United States of America (USA) ended Nigeria’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup title hopes with a 2-0 victory in their quarter-final clash at the CFC Stadium, Santiago de los Caballeros, on Saturday. Two goals from Katharine Fuller and Kimball Ascanio were enough to send the Flamingos packing, as the Americans avenged their 2022 quarterfinal loss to Nigeria. Fuller put …

An 89th-minute late goal helped Nigeria’s women’s U-17 national team, the Flamingos, beat hosts Dominican Republic early Wednesday in Santo Domingo in the ongoing 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (WWC) Midfielder Shakirat Moshood collected the ball from 25 yards and launched a powerful left-footed strike at goal which went past the Dominican goalkeeper, marking her fourth in the tournament. …