The Flamingos have done it. Nigeria's U-17 female football team has made history by becoming the first African nation to win the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
That is the full extent of what the source confirms, and we will not add to it. But let that sink in for a moment. First. African. Nation. Ever.
We are watching something shift in real time for African women's football, and the Flamingos are the ones holding the trophy to prove it.
Originally published by BusinessDay.