By DUNG CHUNG
Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, defeated defending champions Korea DPR 3-1 to qualify for the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco.
Oluwakemi Adegbuyi opened the scoring for Nigeria in the 15th minute before Oluebube Umejiaku doubled the lead in the 38th minute.
Kanyinsola Yusuf scored Nigeria’s third goal in the 56th minute to put the Flamingos firmly in control of the encounter.
Korea DPR scored once, but Nigeria held on to secure the 3-1 victory and advance to the knockout stage of the competition.