Nigeria Beat Venezuela 1-0 In Women's U-17 World Cup, Qualify For Semi Finals

<blockquote><b>FIFA U-17 WWC: Dominant Flamingos Defeat Venezuela 1-0, Set Up Semifinal Clash With Brazil</b><br><br><i>November 1, 2026</i><br><br>A late penalty from Azeezat Oduntan earned Nigeria’s Flamingos a hardfought 1-0 win over Venezuela in the quarterfinal of the FIFA U-17 women’s World Cup in Morocco, completesports.com reports.<br><br>This is the second time in four years the Flamingos will reach the semifinals after finishing third and winning bronze at the 2022 edition in India.<br><br>It was a tight, tactical battle between two teams who had both pulled off upsets in the Round of 16.<br><br>While Venezuela came into the game after eliminating reigning European champions Germany, the Flamingos defeated knocked out Mexico 2-1.<br><br>The Flamingos dominated possession and created the better chances but were frustrated by a resilient Venezuelan defence led by captain Valeria Rebanales.<br><br>The deadlock was finally broken as the Flamingos won a penalty which Oduntan and converted from the spot in the 89th minute to take a dramatic 1-0 lead.<br><br>Venezuela pushed hard for an equalizer in stoppage time, but Coach Bankole Olowookere’s girls held on resolutely to secure a famous victory.<br><br>The Flamingos’ journey has been one of resilience. They opened their campaign with a 2-1 defeat to Poland before recording victories against Puerto Rico (2-0) and defending champions North Korea (3-1) in the group stage and a 2-1 win over Mexico in the round of 16.<br><br>The coach Akeem Busari side will now face Brazil in the semi-final on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Brazil booked their spot after coming from behind to beat China 2-1, with Helena Sampaio scoring twice in the 47th and 87th minute.<br><br><br><b>MATCH STATISTICS</b><br><br>Nigeria 1-0 Venezuela<br><br><b>Goal Scorer</b><br><br>Nigeria : Azeezat Oduntan (89th min, pen)<br><br><br><b>NIGERIA LINEUP</b><br><br>1. Jane Ijirigho<br><br>3. Azeezat Oduntan (C)<br><br>5. Ohunene Sunday<br><br>13. Esther Stephen<br><br>19. Kanyinsola Yusuf<br><br>8. Mary Dunstan<br><br>10. Favour Nkwocha<br><br>12. Tosin Rafiu<br><br>7. Queen Joseph<br><br>14. Oluwakemi Adegbuyi<br><br>17. Oluebube Umejiaku<br><br><b>SUBSTITUTIONS</b><br><br>Precious Oscar (Oluwakemi Adegbuyi, 57 min)<br><br><b>HEAD COACH:</b> Akeem Busari<br><br><b>VENEZUELA LINEUP</b><br><br>12. Valeria Rebanales<br><br>3. Karla Alfonzo<br><br>4. Dariana Medina<br><br>6. Abril Alejo<br><br>15. Antonella Carmona<br><br>5. Migleydys Bolsegui<br><br>7. Juneski Flores<br><br>8. Astrid GRANADILLO Granadillo<br><br>14. Ariana Ojeda<br><br>9. Diana Bravo<br><br>10. Andrea Suarez<br><br><b>SUBSTITUTIONS</b><br><br>Mariangeles Avila (Antonella Carmona, 90+1 min)<br><br>Natalia Bermudez(Ariana Ojeda, 67 min)<br><br>Orliany Duran (Diana Bravo, 67 min)<br><br>Anabella FIGUEREDO (Andrea Suarez, 81 min)<br><br><b>HEAD COACH:</b> Dayana Frias</blockquote><a rel=ugc href="https://www.completesports.com/fifa-u-17-wwc-dominant-flamingos-defeat-venezuela-set-up-semifinal-clash-with-brazil/">https://www.completesports.com/fifa-u-17-wwc-dominant-flamingos-defeat-venezuela-set-up-semifinal-clash-with-brazil/</a>