Nigeria’s Flamingos are champions of the WAFU-B U17 Girls Cup after beating Togo 4-0 in Sunday’s final at Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, completing a tournament in which they won all five of their matches, scored 17 goals and conceded only two.
WAFU-B U17 Girls Cup · Final
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- Harmony Chidi pen
- Harmony Chidi pen
- Oluebube Umejiaku 67'
- Oluwakemi Adegbuyi 90'
Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire · 27 September 2026
Captain Harmony Chidi converted two penalties in the first half, while Oluebube Umejiaku added a third in the 67th minute and Oluwakemi Adegbuyi struck in the 90th to seal the title for Akeem Busari’s side, according to the Nigeria Football Federation’s match report.
Two first-half penalties settled the WAFU-B U17 Girls Cup final
Nigeria took control of the final before the break, with the captain stepping up twice from the spot to put the Flamingos two goals clear. Togo never found a way back, and the second-half goals from Umejiaku and Adegbuyi turned a comfortable lead into a statement result on the day the trophy was decided.
Adegbuyi’s late strike continued a productive tournament for the forward, who also scored in stoppage time of the 2-0 win over Burkina Faso on September 21, a match in which Mary Dunstan opened the scoring in the 82nd minute.
Five wins in five games tell the story of a dominant campaign
The Flamingos opened the tournament with a 5-0 win over Niger Republic, then edged Ghana’s Black Princesses 4-2 in the only game where they were seriously stretched. Victories over Burkina Faso (2-0) and hosts Côte d’Ivoire (2-0) followed before the final against Togo.
Five wins from five in Côte d'Ivoire
- Nigeria5 - 0Niger Republic
- Nigeria4 - 2Ghana
- Nigeria2 - 0Burkina Faso
- Nigeria2 - 0Côte d'Ivoire
- Nigeria4 - 0Togo
Only Ghana managed to score against Nigeria in the entire competition, which says as much about the defensive organisation Busari has built as it does about the forwards who shared the goals around.
NFF believes the Flamingos are peaking at the right time for Morocco
NFF acting general secretary Emmanuel Ikpeme said “The Flamingos have done very well, made the nation proud and I have this faith in the players that they are not done yet”, pointing the squad towards the bigger assignment ahead.
The title comes weeks before the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco, which runs from October 17 to November 7 and is the first edition of the tournament to be staged in Africa. Nigeria are in Group B alongside Poland, Puerto Rico and defending champions Korea DPR, and are expected to open their campaign against Poland on October 17 in Salé.
| Tournament | FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Morocco |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 October to 7 November 2026 |
| Group B | Nigeria, Poland, Puerto Rico, Korea DPR |
| Opening game | Nigeria vs Poland, 17 October, Salé (expected) |
The team is due back in Nigeria on Tuesday, when final preparations for the World Cup begin. The NFF has repeatedly pushed its women’s teams to turn regional form into international silverware, a charge it laid out when it challenged the Super Falcons, Falconets and Flamingos to deliver more titles in July.
What the WAFU-B title means for Nigeria’s World Cup hopes
Nigeria won bronze at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India but have never lifted the trophy, and Korea DPR’s presence in Group B means the Flamingos will need more than momentum to go deep in Morocco. Even so, the squad arrives with five competitive matches behind it in a little over a week and a half, a settled spine and goals spread across several players, all of which should help Busari as he names his final squad.
The success also offers encouragement for the women’s game at senior level, where Osinachi Ohale has just retired from the Super Falcons after 16 years and the search for the next generation of internationals continues.
