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