Nigeria’s Flamingos trash Guinea 5-0 in first leg of U-17 World Cup qualifier
Nigeria’s Flamingos on Saturday, secured a dominant 5-0 victory against their Guinean counterparts in the first leg of their 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying match, in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
Captain Chidi Harmony opened the scoring floodgates with a hat-trick in the first 39 minutes, netting her first and second goals in the first and 12th minute.
Kemi Adegbuyi and Mary Dunstan completed the rout in the 37th and 57th minutes, to have a solid standing ahead of the return leg at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, Ogun State, on May 30.
The Guinuean team played the match in Cote d’Ivoire because they could not provide a stadium in their country to host the tie.
A victory for the Flamingos, coached by Akeem Busari, over both legs would secure their qualification for the next round of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
States
Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future
The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
States
Gov Bago mourns Niger APC welfare secretary
The governor described Mr Wakil’s death as a great loss not only to the state APC but also to the national party structure.
Diaspora
APC youth condemns UK protest against Amupitan, threatens ‘full force’ against attacks on Tinubu
Mr Israel warned in a statement on Saturday that the party’s youth wing will confront citizens attacking the president, his wife, convoy and supporters.
Politics
Makinde flags off campaign in Oyo, pledges to reset Nigeria
Mr Makinde thanked people who attended the programme, assuring them that they would all reap the dividends of democracy.
Anti-Corruption
54 African countries to converge on Abuja for talks on stolen asset recovery
Mr Mohammed said Africa continues to lose resources critical to its development to corruption and illicit channels.
World
Cab driver kills wife, mother-in-law, brothers-in-law, their wives, seven-year-old grandson
According to the police, Mr Indushekar first attacked his wife, Ms Sunitha, with a grinding stone, killing her before disposing of her body.
Politics
Atiku has 13 states, will defeat Tinubu in 2027 presidential election, says Amaechi
Mr Amaechi said the North-Central region would be a battleground.
