Four African teams are in the U-17 Women's World Cup last 16
Nigeria, Ghana, hosts Morocco and Kenya all made it out of the groups. The Flamingos face Mexico on Thursday.
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Taiwo Banjoko
Rabat — Four of Africa's five teams have reached the round of 16 at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco.
The ties
- Nigeria v Mexico (Thursday 29 October)
- Ghana v Argentina
- Morocco v DPR Korea
- Kenya v Japan
How they got there
- Nigeria finished second in Group B with six points, the most of any African side: a 2-1 loss to Poland, then wins over Puerto Rico (2-0) and four-time champions DPR Korea (3-1).
- Ghana's Black Maidens were second in Group C with four points after losing 3-0 to Norway, drawing 3-3 with Brazil and beating Canada 2-0.
- Morocco, the hosts, went through as one of the best third-placed teams after a 4-0 win over New Zealand.
- Kenya also went through in third place, thanks to a 4-0 win over Samoa.
Zambia went out after defeats to Japan (5-0), Venezuela (3-2) and France (1-0).
Source: Premium Times, 26 October 2026.
