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Nigeria’s 2026 U17 Women’s World Cup campaign

This dossier follows Nigeria’s matches at the 2026 U17 Women’s World Cup and its progress through the tournament.

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Football: generic 2006 illustration, not a photograph of the match. Pumbaa80, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Football: generic 2006 illustration, not a photograph of the match. Pumbaa80, CC BY-SA 3.0. — Pumbaa80 / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — illustration de 2006, rendu PNG sans autre modification.

Where things stand

On 1 November 2026, Nigeria beats Venezuela 1–0 and advances to a semi-final against Brazil, scheduled for 4 November.

Confirmed

U17 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria beats Venezuela to set up Brazil semi-final

Nigeria defeated Venezuela 1–0 in Morocco on 1 November 2026 in the U17 Women’s World Cup quarter-finals. The Flamingos will face Brazil in the semi-finals on 4 November.

Football: generic 2006 illustration, not a photograph of the match. Pumbaa80, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Football: generic 2006 illustration, not a photograph of the match. Pumbaa80, CC BY-SA 3.0. — Pumbaa80 / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — illustration de 2006, rendu PNG sans autre modification.

Azeezat Oduntan scored an 89th-minute penalty, according to separate match reports from Channels Television and ACLSports. The sides were level at half-time.

Nigeria has secured its semi-final place; reaching the final remains undecided. The Brazil match is the next stage of the campaign, with no result yet available for that upcoming fixture.

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