Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has expressed delight after securing passage into the Round of 16 at the 2025 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco, BSNSports.com.ng reports.
Nigeria reached the Round of 16 at this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals in Morocco after a dominant performance earned them a 4-0 win over Samoa in Rabat.
Queen Joseph hit a brace to take her tournament tally to three, and Captain Shakirat Moshood scored from the penalty spot while defender Azeezat Oduntan nicked a sweet one straight from the wing.
According to him, “I’m delighted we have sealed a place in the next round of the U17 Women’s World Cup, though we had a negative start but we were relentless, showed disciplined and focus to get the job done against Samoa.”
The win was enough to see the Flamingos, bronze medalists at the 2022 finals hosted by India, reach the Round of 16.
