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Flamingos arrive in Abuja after historic U-17 World Cup triumph
- Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, arrived in Abuja on Monday morning to a heroes’ welcome following their historic triumph at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco.
- The Flamingos secured their first-ever world title on Saturday after defeating Japan 2-1 in the final.
- Goals from Awawu Bashiru and Oluebube Umejiaku sealed a memorable victory, making Nigeria the first African nation to win the global age-grade tournament.
- The achievement capped an outstanding year for the team, which also dominated the 2026 WAFU-B U-17 Girls Cup in Côte d’Ivoire.
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