Flamingos star Oluwakemi Adegbuyi has expressed her delight after scoring in Nigeria’s crucial 2-0 victory over Puerto Rico at the ongoing 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Goals in either half from Adegbuyi and substitute Precious Oscar handed the 2022 bronze medallists their first win of the tournament, setting up a decisive Group B clash against defending champions DPR Korea on Friday.
Nigeria’s early dominance paid off in the 25th minute when Adegbuyi clinically finished off an assist from Queen Joseph to break the deadlock. Later in the match, substitute Precious Oscar rose to head home a precise cross from Adegbuyi, sealing the 2–0 win and securing all three points. Reflecting on her performance in a post-match interview with FIFA.com, Adegbuyi shared her joy at netting her maiden goal on the global stage.
“The game was not easy for us, but we tried our best and we were able to get the three points today. I’m happy and very excited because this is my first goal in these tournaments, on the biggest stage. “I’m very happy to score here, on the biggest stage of my life, because this is just the beginning.
I promise to make my family and the whole nation proud.” Because we need to create clear close scoring opportunities, instead of shooting from long distances. I don’t understand the hurry or panic shots. Can we learn from Japan and North Korea how to be patient and come close before putting the ball into the net? We talk too much before games and end up doing almost nothing against lesser nations.
We need to be humble and play football with legs from now on.