Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- Nigeria's U-17 women's national team, the Flamingos, are staring down the barrel of elimination as they prepare to face Samoa in a decisive Group D finale at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2025 on Saturday night.

After back-to-back defeats to Canada (4-1) and France (1-0) the Flamingos' campaign looked all but over. Yet, in a dramatic twist, results elsewhere on Friday have reopened the door to qualification, putting their fate back in their own hands.

Now, the equation is simple: win big or take the next flight home.

Nigeria currently sit 3rd in Group D with zero points and a -4 goal difference, just ahead of Samoa, who also have no points but a -8 difference.

To reach the Round of 16, Coach Bankole Olowo...