{
  "id": 16682243,
  "title": "Ikpeme Motivates Flamingos ahead Mexico Clash on Thursday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/ikpeme-motivates-flamingos-ahead-mexico-clash-on-thursday",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:52:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/27/ikpeme-motivates-flamingos-ahead-mexico-clash-on-thursday/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigeria's U17 girls, known as the Flamingos, secured their spot in the Round of 16 at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco following a remarkable 3-1 win over Korea DPR on Friday. The Acting General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme, visited the team's training session on Monday and encouraged the players to maintain their winning spirit in their upcoming knockout match against Mexico on Thursday, October 29. Ikpeme expressed his support for the Flamingos and confirmed his presence at the Round of 16 match to rally behind the team as they advance in the tournament. Nigeria has scored a total of six goals across their three matches, with Oluwakemi Adegbuyi and Oluebube Umejiaku each tallying two goals. Precious Oscar scored the second goal against Puerto Rico, while Rodiat Kanyinsola Yusuf netted from a free-kick against Korea DPR. Both Nigeria and Mexico, former FIFA U17 Women's World Cup bronze medallists, will face off in a rematch from the 2017 World Cup in India. In that tournament, Nigeria claimed the bronze medal by defeating Germany 3-2 in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw, while Mexico also secured bronze after a 3-1 penalty win against Brazil.",
  "summary": "The Acting General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme, has commended Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos for their impressive 3-1 victory over two-time winners Korea DPR on Friday,",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}