Oluwakemi Adegbuyi and substitute Precious Oscar scored as Nigeria’s Flamingos beat Puerto Rico 2-0 in Rabat on Tuesday. The win bounces them back from the opening defeat to Poland and sets up a Friday clash with defending champions North Korea.
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Nigeria’s Flamingos beat Puerto Rico 2-0 in their second Group B game at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco on Tuesday. Oluwakemi Adegbuyi opened the scoring, and substitute Precious Oscar sealed the win late on.
The Flamingos needed to bounce back from their 2-1 defeat to Poland on the opening day. The three points put them level on three with Poland. Fans following the tournament can check Bet9ja’s YOHAIG starter code.
Queen Joseph had the first attempt in the second minute but failed to hit the target. Puerto Rico’s Mia Colon went close six minutes later, and Flamingos captain Chidera Chidi also missed in the 16th minute.
Adegbuyi broke the deadlock in the 25th minute. Megan Rivera had a chance to level for Puerto Rico in the 38th minute, but her effort went off target.
Five minutes into the second half, Tosin Rafiu went close to making it 2-0, and Joseph missed another chance in the 58th. Adegbuyi was off target with a chance for her second in the 69th minute.
Puerto Rico had their moments late on, with Caroline Rivera going close and further chances in the final 10 minutes, but they could not find a goal. Readers can see the Bet9ja promotion code quick guide for new users.
Oscar settled it in the 93rd minute, putting away the second goal that sealed all three points.
Nigeria now face defending champions North Korea on Friday, October 23. The North Koreans hammered Poland 6-1 earlier on Tuesday, after beating Puerto Rico 6-0 in their opener.
The Flamingos wasted several chances, which kept the game tighter than it needed to be. Can they cause an upset against the champions? Even a point would be a big result.
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📌 Did You Know?
- North Korea are the back-to-back defending champions of the U-17 Women’s World Cup.
- Puerto Rico are the first Puerto Rican team at any level to play at a FIFA World Cup.
- The game was played on Pitch 4 at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat.
- The Flamingos qualified for Morocco 2026 by beating Guinea 11-0 on aggregate.
- Nigeria came into the tournament as WAFU-B U-17 girls’ champions.
- The Flamingos won bronze at the 2022 World Cup by beating Germany 3-2 on penalties.
