{"id":11582,"date":"2026-11-07T06:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/2026-u-17-wwc-we-are-determined-to-make-nigeria-proud-flamingos-captain-chidi\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T06:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T06:01:00","slug":"2026-u-17-wwc-we-are-determined-to-make-nigeria-proud-flamingos-captain-chidi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/2026-u-17-wwc-we-are-determined-to-make-nigeria-proud-flamingos-captain-chidi\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 U-17 WWC: \u2018We Are Determined To Make Nigeria Proud\u2019 \u2013 Flamingos Captain Chidi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Flamingos captain Harmony Chidi has declared that the team is determined to make Nigeria proud by defeating Japan and clinching the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup title.<\/p>\n<p>Akeem Busari\u2019s side will face Japan in the final at the Mohammed VI Football Complex, Pitch 4, in Rabat on Saturday (today).<\/p>\n<p>The encounter will mark the first-ever meeting between Nigeria and Japan at the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup level.<\/p>\n<p>The Flamingos are chasing their maiden title in the competition, while Japan will be aiming to secure their second championship.<\/p>\n<p>Chidi described reaching the final as a dream come true, insisting that the team is eager to complete their impressive campaign by returning home with the trophy.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI think it would be a great thing, a joy, and would never be forgotten in life,\u201d Chidi told FIFA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReaching the final is a very big thing, it\u2019s a great thing and it\u2019s something that we have dreamed of. [Winning] would be something myself, my country, my team-mates, our coaches, and everybody would be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The eagerly anticipated final is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. Nigerian time, with the Flamingos hoping to make history by lifting the trophy for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flamingos captain Harmony Chidi has declared that the team is determined to make Nigeria proud by defeating Japan and clinching the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup title. Akeem Busari\u2019s&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11582\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}