Flamingos head coach, Akeem Busari, says his gamers showed courage to beat North Korea in their final group sport on the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Nigeria defeated the defending champions 3-1 on Friday evening to ebook a spot in the Round of 16.
It was a outstanding turnaround for the Flamingos, who began the competitors with a disappointing 2-1 loss to Poland, earlier than bouncing again with a 2-0 win towards Puerto Rico in their second sport.
The West Africans completely outclassed North Korea, and in addition had a aim chalked off for a foul in the construct-up.
Busari praised his gamers for his or her sturdy efficiency in the sport.
“Everybody would have written Nigeria off, Korea’s file and degree of play. In two video games, they scored 12 targets and conceded just one, whereas we received one and misplaced the opposite,”Busari said in an interview after the game.
“The workforce we misplaced to additionally misplaced 6–1 to Korea. But we took our courage and let our ladies see that Poland will not be a workforce we have to lose to.”
The Flamingos will face Group B’s runners-up in the Round of 16 in Sale on Thursday.
