'My mama no gree me rest' - Nigeria U-17 forward Umejiaku opens up after Flamingos' triumph

Flamingos prima Oluebube Umejiaku has revealed that her parent didn't let her to remainder erstwhile Nigeria won the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup past weekend.

Umejiaku stated this portion revealing however her parent keeps calling her and assuring her that she would people for Nigeria during the tourney successful Morocco.

Speaking to BBC News Pidgin, the guardant besides expressed happiness for scoring goals during the tournament.

"When we won this tournament, my mama nary gree let maine to rest. She was calling me, adjacent during the tournament, she keeps calling me," Umejiaku said.

"She volition telephone maine and said arsenic acold arsenic you are successful this team, you volition score. And anytime she told maine I volition score, I indispensable score. So, I americium precise happy."

Umejiaku, who won the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Golden Ball, scored a extremity successful Nigeria's 2-1 triumph against Japan successful the final.

'My mama nary gree maine rest' - Nigeria U-17 guardant Umejiaku opens up aft Flamingos' triumph