BREAKING: Flamingos advance to U-17 World Cup semi-finals

The U-17 Women National team, Flamingos, have qualified for the semi-finals of the Women World Cup in Morocco.

They defeated Venezuela 1-0 on Sunday night. The only goal of the highly-contested match came in the 89^th minute via a penalty kick converted by skipper Azeezat Oduntan.

The team held on to qualify for the semi-finals frustrating every effort by the Venezuelan girls to get back into the game.

They will play against Brazil for a slot in the final of the U-17 Women World Cup.

Brazil defeated China 2-1 to advance to keep a date with Flamingo on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.