RABAT (Interstat) — Nigeria U17 W defeated Mexico U17 W 2-1 on Thursday, improving to 3-1 in the competition and overall while Mexico fell to 2-2 in both. Oluebube Umejiaku scored in the 40th minute and Mary Dunstan added a goal in the 71st for Nigeria. Emily Delgado pulled one back for Mexico in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time. Correa Camila Campos had an assist in three minutes as a substitute. Figueroa was booked in the 62nd minute, Monroy in the 79th, Rafiu in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, and Campos in the 12th minute of second-half stoppage time. Mexico made substitutions at halftime and in the second half, while Nigeria brought on Adegbuyi in the 67th and replaced Dunstan and Joseph in the 87th. The result moved Nigeria forward to a meeting with Venezuela on Sunday.