The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has congratulated Nigeria’s Flamingos, following their qualification to the round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA women’s U-17 World Cup.

The Flamingos secured qualification to the knockout stage thanks to a 3-1 win over defending champions North Korea in their final Group B game on Friday.

Oluwakemi Adegbuyi, Oluebube Umejiaku and Kanyisola Yusuf were on target for the Flamingos.

Victory over North Korea saw the Flamingos finish in second place behind the Koreans in the group.

Reacting to the qualification, CAF wrote on their X handle:”Round of 16, here we come! 🎉🇳🇬.”

In the group’s other game Poland hammered debutants Puerto Rico 6-2 to secure third spot.

It was not the best of starts coach Akeem Busari-led side who began the tournament with a 2-1 defeat to Poland before edging out Puerto Rico 2-0 in their second game.