{
  "id": 18180031,
  "title": "Flamingos beat Brazil 3-1 to reach U-17 Women’s World Cup final",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/flamingos-beat-brazil-3-1-to-reach-u-17-womens-world-cup-final",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-04T20:56:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/flamingos-beat-brazil-3-1-to-reach-u-17-womens-world-cup-final/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigeria’s U-17 women’s football team, known as the Flamingos, secured a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Brazil in their semi-final match at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Rabat, Morocco. The encounter remained goalless until the second half, when Queen Joseph scored for Nigeria in the 56th minute, assisted by Oluwakemi Adegbuyi. The Flamingos extended their lead to 2-0 in the 71st minute through Awawu Bashiru, who added another goal in the 80th minute with a pass from Oluebube Umejiaku. Brazil managed to equalize with a goal from Greise Kelly in the 89th minute. The Nigerian team, coached by Akeem Busari, will now face Japan in the final, while Brazil will be tested against Venezuela in a crucial encounter. Coach Busari praised his team’s resilience after their penalty shootout win against North Korea, which secured their place in the semi-finals for the second time in the competition’s history.",
  "summary": "Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, have reached the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final after a historic 3-1 victory over Brazil in Morocco. Read More: https://punchng.com/flamingos-beat-brazil-3-1-to-reach-u-17-womens-world-cup-final/",
  "key_points": [
    "Nigeria's Flamingos beat Brazil 3-1 in U-17 Women’s World Cup semi-final",
    "Queen Joseph, Awawu Bashiru, and Awawu Bashiru scored for Nigeria",
    "Flamingos to face Japan in final, Brazil vs Venezuela next"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Japan to face Nigeria or Brazil in final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-japan-to-face-nigeria-or-brazil-in-final",
        "published": "2026-11-04T18:57:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Nigeria beat Brazil to reach first-ever women U-17 World Cup final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/nigeria-beat-brazil-to-reach-first-ever-women-u-17-world-cup-final",
        "published": "2026-11-04T20:17:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Flamingos stun Brazil to reach first FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/flamingos-stun-brazil-to-reach-first-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-final",
        "published": "2026-11-04T21:32:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}