Super Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade has congratulated Nigeria’s Flamingos, following their 3-1 win against North Korea in their final Group B game at the 2026 FIFA U-17 women’s World Cup on Friday.
The Flamingos secured qualification to the round of 16 thanks to the win over the defending champions.
Goals from Oluwakemi Adegbuyi, Oluebube Umejiaku and Kanyisola Yusuf sealed the impressive win which saw the Flamingos finish second in the group.
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Reacting to the win, Ajibade wrote on her X handle:”Congratulations to the Flamingos on your win today!
“Keep going, Flamingos! 🇳🇬.”
It was not the best of starts for Akeem Busari side as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Poland, before recording a 2-1 win against debutants Puerto Rico.
In the group’s other fixture Poland hammered Puerto Rico 6-2 which secured third place finish.
