The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has described the Flamingos’ triumph at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup as magnificent. This comes after the victorious team returned to Nigeria to a warm reception following their historic achievement in Morocco.
Speaking to the press, NFF’s acting general secretary, Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme, stressed that discipline, hard work and determination helped the girls to win Nigeria’s first FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup title.
Stressing that the Flamingos have elevated Nigeria’s standing in world football, he concluded by praying and wishing the girls progressive football careers.
His words, “There is no way the history of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will be written without your names. The Federal Government is happy, and the generality of Nigerians are happy about this accomplishment.
Our prayer is that, as a collective and as individuals, you will continue to improve your game, get even better and take your game to the next level.
The FIFA President and the CAF President told me at different times that you all have done well and that your triumph was no fluke. You won it as a result of better performance.
You played your opponents hands down and dominated right from your second match until the end. After narrowly losing your first match, you changed your game for the better and won the following six matches convincingly to lift the trophy. You showed the world the gulf in class between you and the other teams.
My prayer to you all is that, as you have decided to take football as a career, your career will not end abruptly; it will keep progressing.
As a federation, we want to see that you progress from the U-17 level to the U-20 and then the Super Falcons.”
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