Nigeria’s women’s national under-17 football team, the Flamingos, has suffered a heavy defeat in their group game opener against Canada at the ongoing 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco.
The match, which ended in a 4-1 scoreline in favour of Canada, saw the Nigerian team fell short of their first test in the competition.
Canada took the lead with a goal from Gabriela Istocki in the 2nd minute. The Flamingos responded with a goal from Queen Joseph in the 30th minute. The Reds however, got another goal in the 73rd minute through Melisa Kekic to restore their lead. Two goals from Julia Amireh in the 80th and 86th minutes saw them earn a comfortable win.
With this result, the Flamingos sit at the bottom of their group. With two games left, France and Samoa are the remaining teams in the group left for them to play against and the Nigerian team will hope to get desirable results against them that will earn them a place in the next round.
