Nigeria’s Flamingos have made history by becoming the first African nation to win the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after defeating Japan 2-1 in Saturday’s final in Morocco.

Goals from AWAWU BASHIRU and OLUEBUBE UMEJIAKU secured the historic victory for the Nigerian side at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat.

BASHIRU opened the scoring in the 39th minute before UMEJIAKU doubled Nigeria’s advantage just two minutes into the second half, finishing off an excellent pass from ESTHER STEPHEN.

Japan fought back and reduced the deficit through FUKI ITO with 10 minutes remaining, but the Flamingos held on to secure the victory and their maiden world title.

UMEJIAKU was named Player of the Match following her impressive performance, as Nigeria’s triumph marked a major milestone for African women’s football.