{"id":1205,"date":"2026-10-25T21:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T21:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/25\/u-17-womens-world-cup-3-african-countries-qualify-for-round-of-16-full-list\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T21:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T21:31:09","slug":"u-17-womens-world-cup-3-african-countries-qualify-for-round-of-16-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/25\/u-17-womens-world-cup-3-african-countries-qualify-for-round-of-16-full-list\/","title":{"rendered":"U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup: 3 African countries qualify for Round of 16 [Full list]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/u17-wc-1-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup: 3 African countries qualify for Round of 16 [Full list]\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/u17-wc-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/u17-wc-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/u17-wc-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/u17-wc-1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/u17-wc-1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three African countries, Nigeria, Ghana and Morocco, have qualified for the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trio are among 16 teams that have advanced to the knockout stage of the competition, which features some of the best young women\u2019s football teams from around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigeria, Ghana and Morocco will represent Africa as they seek to progress further in the tournament and compete for the title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The qualified teams are Germany, North Korea, Japan, China, Spain, the United States, Brazil, Nigeria, Poland, Argentina, Ghana, France, Morocco, Mexico, Venezuela and Kenya.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<h2 id=\"h-full-list-of-countries-qualified-for-the-round-of-16\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full List of Countries Qualified for the Round of 16<\/h2>\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Germany <\/li>\n<li>North Korea (DPR Korea) <\/li>\n<li>Japan <\/li>\n<li>China <\/li>\n<li>Spain <\/li>\n<li>United States <\/li>\n<li>Brazil <\/li>\n<li>Nigeria <\/li>\n<li>Poland <\/li>\n<li>Argentina <\/li>\n<li>Ghana <\/li>\n<li>France <\/li>\n<li>Morocco <\/li>\n<li>Mexico <\/li>\n<li>Venezuela <\/li>\n<li>Kenya <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/10\/u-17-womens-world-cup-3-african-countries-qualify-for-round-of-16-full-list\/\">U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup: 3 African countries qualify for Round of 16 [Full list]<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three African countries, Nigeria, Ghana and Morocco, have qualified for the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup in Morocco. 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