2026 U-17 WWC: Infantino salutes Flamingos after maiden title triumph

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has congratulated Nigeria’s Flamingos pursuing their historical triumph astatine the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

The Nigerian girls clinched the rubric aft defeating Japan’s Little Nadeshiko 2-1 successful the last astatine Pitch 3 of the Mohammed VI Football Complex successful Rabat connected Saturday night.

Goals from Awawu Bashiru and Oluebube Umejiaku handed Nigeria a comfy 2-0 vantage earlier Fuki Ito scored a consolation extremity for Japan.

Reacting to the historical achievement, Infantino praised the Flamingos for becoming the archetypal African federation to triumph the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, describing their triumph arsenic good deserved.

“Congratulations to Nigeria, satellite champion U-17 Women’s World Cup of FIFA present successful Rabat. First African squad to ever triumph a (FIFA) Women’s U-17 World Cup — truthful galore congratulations to Nigeria. Well deserved successful the final,” helium said.

Infantino besides praised Japan and DPR Korea for finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively.

He besides applauded Morocco for hosting a suc...