Two goals. One historic night. The Flamingos walked off the pitch in Morocco as world champions after beating Japan 2-1 in Saturday's final of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, and nothing about African women's football will ever look quite the same again.
Awawu Bashiru and Oluebube Umejiaku wrote their names into the record books with the goals that sealed the win, giving Nigeria its first title in this competition and making the country the first African nation to lift this particular trophy.
Japan pulled one back to make it 2-1, but the Flamingos held on. The final was played in Morocco, another reminder of just how much the continent is stepping up as a stage for women's football at the highest level.
This one is going to be talked about for a very long time. The question now is what comes next for this generation of players.
Originally published by Premium Times.