{"id":3654,"date":"2026-10-29T18:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/2026-u-17-wwc-umejiaku-awarded-player-of-the-match-in-flamingos-victory-over-mexico\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T18:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:46:20","slug":"2026-u-17-wwc-umejiaku-awarded-player-of-the-match-in-flamingos-victory-over-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/2026-u-17-wwc-umejiaku-awarded-player-of-the-match-in-flamingos-victory-over-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 U-17 WWC: Umejiaku Awarded Player Of The Match In Flamingos&#8217; Victory Over Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s Flamingos star Oluebube Umejiaku delivered a standout performance at the ongoing 2026 FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup in Morocco, earning the official Player of the Match accolade following her side\u2019s hard-fought 2-1 victory over Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The talented Nigerian international was at her absolute best throughout the encounter, dictating the pace of the game and providing a constant threat in the attacking third for her team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/fifa-u-17-wwc-flamingos-beat-mexico-2-1-set-up-quarterfinal-clash-with-venezuela\/\">FIFA U-17 WWC: Flamingos Beat Mexico 2-1, Set Up Quarterfinal Clash With Venezuela<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Umejiaku\u2019s hard work paid off in the 40th minute when she broke the deadlock with a brilliantly executed strike, firing the Flamingos to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria doubled their advantage in the 71st minute when Mary Dunstan added a vital second goal, though Mexico ensured a tense finish by pulling one back through Emily Delgado deep into additional time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/osimhen-nears-galatasarays-all-time-goalscoring-record-for-foreign-players\/\">Osimhen Nears Galatasaray\u2019s All-Time Goalscoring Record For Foreign Players<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite the late Mexican surge, Umejiaku\u2019s earlier clinical finish and commanding display capped off a dominant overall performance, showcasing the composure that has made her one of the tournament\u2019s standout talents.<\/p>\n<p>With the individual award and a hard-earned victory secured, Umejiaku and the Flamingos will look to carry their winning momentum into the remainder of the global competition.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s Flamingos star Oluebube Umejiaku delivered a standout performance at the ongoing 2026 FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup in Morocco, earning the official Player of the Match accolade following her&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3655,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3654","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=3654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}