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2025 U-17 WWCQ: Flamingos face Algeria in final round draw

2025 U-17 WWCQ: Flamingos face Algeria in final round draw

Nigeria’s Flamingos will take on Algeria in the final qualifying round for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

The pairing was confirmed after Algeria defeated Botswana in the second round.

The North Africans thrashed Botswana 4-0 in the second leg, second round of the qualifiers on Sunday to go through 5-2 on aggregate.

On Saturday, the Flamingos booked their place into the next round thanks to a 2-0 win against South Africa in the second leg in Ikenne, Ogun. The Bankole Olowookere-led side advanced 5-1 on aggregate.

In other final qualifying round fixtures, Kenya will face Cameroon, Zambia will battle Benin Republic and it will be Cote d’Ivoire vs Guinea.

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Four teams, alongside hosts Morocco, will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

This year’s tournament, which will be contested by 24 tesms, will hold from 17 October to 8 November.

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