Nigeria Beat Japan to Win Their First FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
Nigeria’s women’s under-17 team won the first World Cup title in its history, beating Japan 2-1 in Saturday’s final in Rabat, Morocco. Nigeria became the first African nation to win the tournament.
Nigeria’s women’s under-17 team won the first World Cup title in its history, beating Japan 2-1 in the final held on Saturday in Rabat, Morocco. Nigeria became the first African nation to win the tournament.
Awao Bashiru opened the scoring for Nigeria in the 39th minute, then Oluyobobi Omejiako doubled the lead two minutes into the second half. Fuki Ito pulled one back for Japan in the 80th minute, but Nigeria held on to its lead until the end.
The win marks a major achievement for Nigerian women’s football, following previous attempts in which the women’s youth team had failed to claim the title.