Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- Nigeria's Flamingos face a major test of their ambitions at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup when they meet defending champions North Korea in their final Group B fixture on Friday, with a place in the knockout stage at stake.

Head coach Akeem Busari's side must find a way to contain an opponent that has scored 12 goals in its opening two matches, dismantling Puerto Rico 6-0 before producing an even more emphatic 6-1 victory over Poland.

Nigeria, meanwhile, bounced back from their opening 2-1 defeat to Poland with a 2-0 win over Puerto Rico, courtesy of goals from Oluwakemi Adegbuyi and Precious Oscar. That victory has kept the Flamingos in contention, but they will need another strong performance to overcome one...