…USA Gets Tournament Record Drown Samora 17-0 all in Group E.
Africa’s fourth entry at the world u17 women’s football cup, Harambee Starlets of Kenya were Monday beaten 3-0 by China in a group E opener.
It was a night that the Yankee Babes of USA made the highest team score drowning debutante Samora by a whopping 17 goals to nothing.
Kenya in their 2nd appearances had lost at the group stage in 2024 and China with 4 appearances had reached the round of 16 games in 2025; but lost at group stages in 2012, 2014 and 2022.
Xu Otang scored a brace, a lone strike in the 50th minute that got China her 2nd goal and the 3rd goal scored in the 53rd minute from Fang Zhenzhub pass. Fang had given Xu Yue an assist to register the game opening goal at the 12th minute.
In the other Group E match, the Yankee Babes of USA drowned Samora with 17 goals to nothing which is 2026 women’s U17 tournament record
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USA tops group E with 17 goals and blank sheet from 3 points; China is 2nd with 3 points and 3 goals; Kenya is 3rd with no point and 3 goals conceded while Samora may emerge the whipping team of the group and may be ousted in the next group match.
Spain messed up Mexico 2-0 in group F while Australia and Chile played 1-1. Spain leads the group. Chile temporarily occupies 2nd position with the 1-1 draw played with Australia while Mexico is 4th.
Tomorrow Tuesday the tournament moves to the 2nd round of group matches as Argentina takes on New Zealand at 4pm same time defending champions North Korea will engage Poland in group B.
At 7pm hosts Morocco the only African team to win a match so far will try to dismantle the German Machines while at the same time Nigeria’s Flamingoes will need to beat Puerto Rico or move to the exit door.
Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line.
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