{"id":9681,"date":"2026-11-05T08:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T08:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/2026-u-17-wwc-not-an-easy-task-bashiru-speaks-on-flamingos-triumph-over-brazil\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T08:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T08:16:02","slug":"2026-u-17-wwc-not-an-easy-task-bashiru-speaks-on-flamingos-triumph-over-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/2026-u-17-wwc-not-an-easy-task-bashiru-speaks-on-flamingos-triumph-over-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 U-17 WWC: &#8216;Not An Easy Task&#8217; &#8212; Bashiru Speaks On Flamingos&#8217; Triumph Over Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Awawu Bashiru has expressed her excitement and pride after playing a pivotal role in the Flamingos\u2019 3-1 victory over Brazil in the semi-final of the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The talented winger scored twice to inspire Nigeria to victory over the South Americans at the Mohammed VI Football Complex, Pitch 3, in Rabat on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The encounter marked Bashiru\u2019s first start of the tournament, having featured for just 73 minutes before the semi-final clash. Her outstanding display earned her the Player of the Match award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/2026-u-17-wwc-bashiru-wins-player-of-the-match-in-flamingos-outstanding-victory-over-brazil\/\">2026 U-17 WWC: Bashiru Wins Player Of The Match In Flamingos\u2019 Dominant Win Over Brazil<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Bashiru Relishes Win Over Brazil<\/h3>\n<p>The youngster praised her teammates, coaching staff and the collective effort that secured Nigeria\u2019s place in the final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday was my first start, so I\u2019m so happy, I\u2019m so excited,\u201d Bashiru told <a href=\"http:\/\/fifa.com\">FIFA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so proud of myself, my team-mates, my coach and the teamwork. We did it, and it was not an easy task. I thank God. I\u2019m grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bashiru will now be hoping to maintain her impressive form when the Flamingos face Japan in Saturday\u2019s final, as Nigeria aim to crown their remarkable campaign with the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup title.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Adeboye Amosu <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awawu Bashiru has expressed her excitement and pride after playing a pivotal role in the Flamingos\u2019 3-1 victory over Brazil in the semi-final of the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup.&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-9681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9681","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=9681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9681\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}