Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- The race for the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup intensifies in Morocco on Wednesday, 28 October, with four African nations preparing to battle for places in the last eight as the Round of 16 gets underway.

Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco and Kenya have kept Africa's hopes alive after navigating the group stage, but the challenge becomes even tougher in the knockout rounds, where there is no room for a slip-up.

Morocco and Ghana will be the first African teams in action on Wednesday, taking on defending champions DPR Korea and Argentina respectively. Nigeria's Flamingos and Kenya will follow on Thursday, with Mexico and Japan standing between them and a place in the quarter-finals.

With all four Afric...