Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- Nigeria's Flamingos have advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup after defeating Mexico 2-1 in their Round of 16 encounter on Thursday.

Goals from Oluebube Umejiaku and Mary Dunstan secured victory for the Nigerian side at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Sale, Morocco, as they continued their pursuit of a second appearance in the competition's semi-finals in the last four years.

Umejiaku opened the scoring in the 40th minute, giving Nigeria a deserved advantage before the break.

The Flamingos maintained their lead into the second half and doubled their advantage in the 71st minute when Dunstan found the net to put the Nigerian girls in a commanding position.

Mexico, however, refus...