Former Nigerian captain and coach Sunday Oliseh has praised Nigeria’s Flamingos following their historic triumph at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco.

Oliseh expressed his excitement after watching almost every match played by the Nigerian youngsters during their impressive campaign, which ended with the team becoming the first African nation to win the competition.

In a message posted on his official X account, the former midfielder congratulated the players and identified their group-stage encounter against DPR Korea as his favourite match of the tournament.

He also highlighted the qualities that impressed him most about the team, particularly their pace, football intelligence, determination and collective spirit.

“Congratulations Flamingos, i saw almost every game and the North Korea game was my favourite. You just made my year! These girls got pace, football intelligence, hunger to succeed, and a great team spirit. May God surprise you positively like you did us, Nigerians. Bravo sisters! The world applauds you,” Oliseh wrote.

The Flamingos began their World Cup campaign with a 2-1 defeat to Poland but bounced back strongly, defeating Puerto Rico and defending champions DPR Korea to advance from their group.

Nigeria continued their impressive run in the knockout stages with victories over Mexico and Venezuela before booking their place in their first-ever final following a convincing 3-1 win against Brazil.

The Nigerian side completed their remarkable campaign by defeating Japan 2-1 in Saturday’s final in Rabat.

Awawu Bashiru opened the scoring in the 39th minute before Oluebube Umejiaku doubled Nigeria’s advantage two minutes into the second half. Japan reduced the deficit through Fuki Ito, but the Flamingos held on to secure the historic title.