Bankole Olowookere, the head coach of the Flamingos, attributed his team’s crushing loss against Canada to wasted opportunities. The Nigerian girls lost 4-1 to the North Americans to begin their 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup campaign. Gabriela Istocki gave Canada the lead in the second minute, and Queen Joseph scored for the Flamingos at the interval after jumping on a stray ball. Khadijah Cisse, the goalie for Canada, frustrated the Flamingos with a number of deft saves. However, Canada scored three goals late in the game through Julia Amireh (brace) and Melisa Kekic, making up for the Flamingos’ missed opportunities.Olowookere is prepared to put the loss behind them and focus on their upcoming match. This game was really important. Errors do occur. In the first half, we had our opportunities. FIFA.com cited Olowookere as saying, “We didn’t take advantage of them and we paid dearly for it.” “I believe it’s a lesson we’ll continue to learn, and after we’ve played, we’ll look back and see how we recovered.” The Flamingos’ next match is against France on Wednesday in Rabat.
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