First Lady Oluremi Tinubu receives the victorious players and technical crew on behalf of the President at the Presidential Banquet Hall in Abuja.
President Bola Tinubu has received Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national football team, the Flamingos, following their historic triumph at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco.
The victorious players and their technical crew were received at the Presidential Banquet Hall in Abuja by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who represented the President at the ceremony.
The Flamingos made history by defeating Japan 2-1 in Saturday’s final to become the first African team to win the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Awawu Bashiru and Oluebube Umejiaku scored Nigeria’s goals to secure the historic victory and crown an impressive campaign.
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