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Flamingos lose 2-1 to Poland in U-17 Women’s World Cup opener in Rabat

Poland beat Nigeria 2-1 in Group B on Saturday. Substitute Oluebube Umejiaku scored for the Flamingos, who face Puerto Rico on Tuesday needing a result.

Nigeria's Flamingos lost 2-1 to Poland in their opening game at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Rabat, Morocco, on Saturday, 17 October 2026. Wiktoria Skrzypczak scored a first-half penalty and Natalia Skrok added a second after the hour before substitute Oluebube Umejiaku pulled one back, according to FIFA's official match record. Why it matters The result leaves Akeem…

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  1. Poland beat Nigeria's Flamingos 2-1 in Rabat on Saturday, 17 October 2026, on the opening day of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, according to FIFA.
  2. Nigeria are in Group B with Poland, Puerto Rico (20 October, 7pm) and North Korea (23 October, 4pm); the top two in each group and the four best third-placed teams reach the round of 16.
  3. The Flamingos' best finish is third place in 2022, and they reached the round of 16 at the 2025 edition.
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AFCON · 3 min read

Flamingos open U-17 Women’s World Cup against Poland in Rabat on Saturday

Akeem Busari's side, bronze medallists in 2022, face Poland at 7pm Nigerian time on 17 October, then Puerto Rico and North Korea in Group B of the tournament in Morocco.

Updated 09:15 WAT, 18 Oct 2026: Poland beat the Flamingos 2-1 in their Group B opener on Saturday, according to FIFA; Nigeria play Puerto Rico next, on Tuesday. Updated 10:31 WAT, 16 Oct 2026: FIFA lists the Poland game for 7pm Nigerian time, not 8pm as we first reported, and has published kick-off times for Nigeria's other two group games.…

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  1. Nigeria beat Togo 4-0 in Sunday's final in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
  2. Five wins from five, with 17 goals scored and only two conceded
  3. Next up: the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, starting next month
Gist Reel

AFCON · 2 min read

Flamingos thrash Togo 4-0 to win the WAFU B U-17 Girls Cup

Nigeria's U-17 women won all five games in Yamoussoukro, scoring 17 and conceding two, as they gear up for next month's U-17 Women's World Cup.

Nigeria's Flamingos are champions of West Africa's WAFU B zone. The country's U-17 women's team beat Togo 4-0 in the final of the WAFU B U-17 Girls Cup in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, on Sunday 27 September, finishing the tournament with a perfect record. Captain Harmony Chidi set the tone with two first-half penalties, before Oluebube Umejiaku added a third in…

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