Oluebube Umejiaku, Nigeria women’s national team striker, has been crowned the best player of the under-17 World Cup by FIFA on Saturday.
The 16-year-old claimed the golden ball award after leading the Flamingos of Nigeria to their first-ever World Cup title.
Umejiaku won the award ahead of Yu Jong-Hyang of Korea DPR and Japan’s Fuki Ito who finished second and third respectively.
The cable
