2026 U-17 WWC: Adegbuyi reflects on Flamingos’ hard-fought win over Puerto Rico

Flamingos forward, Oluwakemi Adegbuyi has expressed her delight pursuing Nigeria’s hard-fought 2-0 triumph implicit Puerto Rico astatine the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, DAILY POST reports.

The Flamingos bounced backmost from their opening-day decision to Poland with a important triumph implicit tourney debutants, Puerto Rico successful Rabat connected Tuesday night.

Adegbuyi, who was named Player of the Match, opened the scoring for Nigeria successful the 25th minute, giving the squad an aboriginal advantage.

Despite Puerto Rico’s determined performance, the Flamingos held steadfast earlier Precious Oscar sealed the triumph with a 2nd extremity heavy into stoppage time.

The triumph leaves Nigeria 3rd successful Group B, with the Flamingos needing astatine slightest a gully against defending champions DPR Korea successful their last radical fixture to unafraid qualification for the Round of 16.

Speaking aft the match, Adegbuyi admitted that the brushwood was challenging but praised her teammates for their determination to assertion each 3 points.

“The crippled was not casual for us, but we tried our champion and we were capable to get the 3 points today.

"I'm blessed and precise excited due to the fact that this is my archetypal extremity successful these tournaments, connected the biggest stage,” she told FIFA.

The guardant besides described her extremity arsenic a important milestone successful her career, expressing her determination to marque her household and Nigeria proud.

“I'm precise blessed to people here, connected the biggest signifier of my life, due to the fact that this is ...