‘People insult my mother, talk to her anyhow’ – Nigeria U-17 forward Oluebube Umejiaku

Flamingos star Oluebube Umejiaku has revealed that people insult her mother and talk to her anyhow.

Umejiaku stated this while giving a reason why she won’t give up on her football career.

According to her, her mother is the reason why she will never quit playing football because she doesn’t want the insult to continue.

The Flamingos forward, who won the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Golden Ball for the best player of the tournament, told BBC News Pidgin, “I can’t give up because of my mother; she has suffered a lot.

“I need to take her out of where she is. People insult her, talk to her anyhow. Even when I am there.”

Umejiaku was on the scoresheet as Nigeria defeated Japan 2-1 in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final.