2026 U-17 Women’s World Cup: Adegbuyi reflects on the Flamingos’ hard-fought win over Puerto Rico

Nigeria beat Puerto Rico 2-0 in Rabat at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, bouncing back from an opening defeat to Poland. Player of the Match Oluwakemi Adegbuyi opened the scoring in the 25th minute, and Precious Oscar sealed the win deep into stoppage time. Third in Group B, Nigeria need at least a draw against defending champions DPR Korea on Friday to reach the Round of 16. Adegbuyi called the match difficult and said she was excited to score her first goal in these tournaments.