{"id":12217,"date":"2026-11-08T05:16:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T05:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/08\/fifa-u-17-wwc-nigeria-is-the-toast-of-the-world-tinubus-wife-hails-flamingos-triumph-over-japan\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T05:16:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T05:16:35","slug":"fifa-u-17-wwc-nigeria-is-the-toast-of-the-world-tinubus-wife-hails-flamingos-triumph-over-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/08\/fifa-u-17-wwc-nigeria-is-the-toast-of-the-world-tinubus-wife-hails-flamingos-triumph-over-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA U-17 WWC: &#8216;Nigeria Is The Toast Of The World&#8217;  &#8211;Tinubu&#8217;s Wife Hails Flamingos&#8217; Triumph Over Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has congratulated the national U-17 women\u2019s football team, the Flamingos, following their historic title triumph at the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup, describing their journey as a testament to resilience, dedication, and team spirit.<\/p>\n<p>The Flamingos etched their names into the history books on Saturday after defeating Japan 2\u20131 in the final, becoming the very first African nation to lift the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup trophy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/landmark-achievement-tinubu-congratulates-flamingos-on-historic-u-17-womens-world-cup-victory\/\">Landmark Achievement \u2013Tinubu Congratulates Flamingos On Historic U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup Victory<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an official congratulatory message, Senator Tinubu lauded the team for recovering from an initial setback to string together six consecutive victories en route to world glory, asserting that their performance brought immense pride to the nation and elevated African women\u2019s football on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour path to victory was not an easy one. You shrugged off your shaky start and took on the world, winning six matches in a row on your way to the golden trophy, confirming what others already know\u2014that Nigerians are world beaters,\u201d the First Lady stated.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the broader significance of the achievement, Senator Tinubu expressed profound pride in how the players\u2019 unwavering commitment placed Nigeria back in the global spotlight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/2026-u-17-wwc-shirai-praises-japans-fighting-spirit-despite-defeat-to-flamingos\/\">2026 U-17 WWC: Shirai Praises Japan\u2019s Fighting Spirit Despite Defeat To Flamingos<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am particularly proud of this inspiring feat which has now placed the country, and indeed Africa, at the pinnacle of women football across the world,\u201d she added. \u201cThrough your team spirit, dedication, and hard work, Nigeria again is the toast of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The First Lady concluded her message by extending her appreciation to the coaching staff and technical crew for orchestrating the team\u2019s historic campaign, saying, \u201cI celebrate you, dear Flamingos, the Head Coach, and the entire technical team. I say well done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has congratulated the national U-17 women\u2019s football team, the Flamingos, following their historic title triumph at the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup, describing their&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-12217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12217","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=12217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12217\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}