AFREEQUE
URGENT
◆Armed group burns 11 members of a family in Zamfara
◆Armed group burns 11 members of a family in Zamfara
Football
🇳🇬 NigeriaSports

Minister Musawa hails Flamingos as first African U17 champions

By , based on Premium Times

Minister Musawa hails Flamingos as first African U17 championsAnil Murthy / World Intellectual Property Organization · CC BY 2.0

Nigeria’s Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, hailed the Flamingos’ victory as the first African women’s team to win the U17 Women’s World Cup after beating Japan. She described it as a turning point for African women’s football, according to Nigerian daily Premium Times.

Nigeria’s Minister of Culture, Art and Tourism Hannatu Musawa described the victory of Nigeria’s Flamingos over Japan in the final of the U17 Women’s World Cup as a turning point for African women’s football, according to Premium Times. Nigeria became the first African team to win the women’s U17 world title.

Share this article

Related stories

Nigeria's sports commission sees Flamingos' U17 world title as proof of its reforms

The chairman of Nigeria's National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, has hailed the Flamingos' victory as under-17 women's world champions after their 2-1 win over Japan in the final in Rabat, a first for Nigeria and for Africa. He sees it as proof that reforms at local level are bearing fruit, according to a Daily Trust statement.

🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Trust ·

Nigeria crowned women’s U17 world champions

Nigeria won the Women’s U17 World Cup after beating Japan 2-1 in the final, becoming the first African nation to win the competition. Senate President Godswill Akpabio hailed a historic success that, according to ThisDay, brought pride and honour to the country and continent.

🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Leadership ·

Nigeria's U17 women receive $50,000 reward

Nigeria's Flamingos received a $50,000 reward after their 2-1 victory over Japan in the U17 Women's World Cup final. The reward was presented at a reception held in Nigeria on Saturday evening, according to the Daily Post Nigeria.

🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Post ·

Women’s U17 football: Gehgeh compares Nigerian triumph with senior failures

Gehgeh, a Nigerian social media personality, congratulated the Nigerian women’s under-17 team on their title and compared it with the results of the senior men’s team. In a video posted online, he questioned the senior players’ persistent difficulties, according to Daily Post Nigeria.

🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Post ·

🇳🇬 Latest from Nigeria

Map: NigeriaNigerian neurosurgeon Douglas Okor honoured in GermanyNigerian neurosurgeon Douglas Okor received the International Social Hero Afrika Award 2026 in the health, human dignity and social impact category at a ceremony in Dreieich, near Frankfurt, Germany. Trained in the UK, he returned to Nigeria to practise specialised neurosurgery, according to a statement cited by P.M. News.All Nigeria news →

Sports in West Africa

JOJ: Dakar pupils discover baseball5JOJ: Dakar pupils discover baseball5Pupils from Dakar schools discovered baseball5 at the Tour de l’Œuf complex while watching a Dakar 2026 JOJ classification match between France and Turkey. The outing aimed to introduce them to new sports, while foreign swimmers also praised the site’s facilities, according to Senego.All Sports news →

The week in Africa

This week’s highlights

  1. ANC falls to 30.76% in South African local elections🇿🇦 South Africa
  2. Washington and Moscow discuss Lukoil's 30% stake in Cameroonian gas🇨🇲 Cameroon
  3. Africa CDC calls for lifting Ebola travel restrictions🇨🇩 DR Congo
  4. Houthi attack targets Riyadh and damages an Aramco tower🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
  5. Arab MPs helped Eisenkot secure mandate to form Israeli government🇮🇱 Israel
All of this week’s highlights →

Africa in your inbox

Be the first to get our letter in English: the essentials from every region of the continent, free.

← Back to the news