African representatives on the ongoing FIFA U-17 Ladies’s World Cup Morocco 2025 face a tricky battle to remain within the competitors, Sports247 experiences.
All 4 groups now, Morrocco, Nigeria, Cote D’Ivoire, Zambia, counting on the third-best qualification route after a disappointing Matchday 2.
After two rounds of group matches, Côte d’Ivoire stays the one African aspect with some extent — following their opening 1–1 draw — whereas Morocco, Nigeria, and Zambia ended their matcday two with out a level.
Every staff should now win their ultimate group match and hope outcomes elsewhere go of their favor to progress.
It was one other tough outing for the continent on Tuesday as hosts Morocco and Cameroon each suffered defeats of their second group video games.
Morocco fell 3–1 to Italy, whereas Cameroon conceded a stoppage-time purpose to lose 2–1 in opposition to Korea DPR, extending Africa’s winless run within the match.
Morocco conceded twice within the opening 13 minutes, with Giulia Galli scoring a brace for Italy earlier than Rachele Giudici added a 3rd.
Dounia-El Yakout El Mesmoudi netted Morocco’s first purpose of the match, a late comfort, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to stop Italy from sealing qualification to the knockout stage.
Midfielder Romasan Alhssan praised her aspect’s effort regardless of the defeat:
“We gave every part till the top regardless of the rating. We’ve got the youngest staff within the match, and we’re nonetheless studying.”
In Group B, Cameroon’s heartbreak got here deep into stoppage time when Kim Gained-sim scored a dramatic 98th-minute header handy Korea DPR a comeback victory. Cameroon had led by Lys Tiwa’s first-half strike, however the defending champions rallied to assert all three factors.
Goalkeeper Jessica Mabou expressed her disappointment:
“We gave it every part and deserved one thing, however we got here away with nothing. It’s not over but.”
Elsewhere, Mexico surprised the Netherlands 1–0 courtesy of Citlalli Reyes’s late long-range strike, whereas Ecuador defeated Norway 2–0 to revive their qualification hopes.
In Group A, Costa Rica goalkeeper Valeria Fernandez saved a stoppage-time penalty to safe a 1–1 draw with Brazil, retaining her staff’s marketing campaign alive.
With each Morocco and Cameroon nonetheless looking for their first wins, they now face must-win ultimate group matches to keep away from early elimination.
On Wednesday, Africa’s woes deepened as Nigeria, Zambia, and Côte d’Ivoire all suffered defeats of their respective fixtures.
A late strike from Maissa Fathallah handed France a slender 1–0 victory over Nigeria, confirming Les Bleuettes’ place within the spherical of 16.
Nigeria confirmed marked enchancment from their earlier loss to Canada, with goalkeeper Elizabeth Boniface producing a number of key saves.
Nonetheless, Fathallah’s low drive within the 81st minute proved decisive.
