Nigeria’s U17,the Flamingos , are ready to compete in the WAFU B U17 Girls’ tournament in Ghana, with Head Coach Bankole Olowookere announcing a formidable 20-player squad.
Among the selected are World Cup stars Shakirat Moshood and Harmony Chidi, alongside key players like Christiana Uzoma, Peace Effiong, and Mary Lucky Nkpa.
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Group Assignments
The Flamingos will battle Côte d’Ivoire and Niger Republic in Group B, while hosts Ghana face Benin Republic in Group A following the withdrawal of Burkina Faso and Togo.
Recent Success
The Flamingos are entering the tournament in strong form, having reached the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, where they scored nine goals in the group stage beating New Zealand 4-1 , Ecuador 4-0 and Host Dominican Republics 1-0 before losing to the USA in the quarter final. Despite Nigeria’s ouster the team won the FIFA Fair Play team of the tournament.
USA went all the way to the Semi Finals before losing to eventual Champions North Korea.
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Flamingos Squad for Ghana 2024
Goalkeepers:Christiana Uzoma (Edo Queens), Elizabeth Boniface (Sunshine Queens), Sylvia Echefu (Bayelsa Queens)
Defenders: Rokibat Azeez (New Generation Academy), Taiwo Adegoke (Remo Stars Ladies), Ayomide Ibrahim (Remo Stars Ladies), Prisca Nwachukwu (Heartland Queens), Oluwatoyin Olowookere (Ekiti Queens), Jumai Adebayo (Naija Ratels), Oghenemairo Obruthe (Lagos City)
Midfielders:Shakirat Moshood (Bayelsa Queens), Waliat Rotimi (Nakamura Academy), Faridat Abdulwahab (Nasarawa Amazons)
Forwards: Harmony Chidi (Imo Strikers), Peace Effiong (Rivers Angels), Mary Nkpa (Abia Angels), Janet Akekoromowei (Nasarawa Amazons), Aisha Animashaun (Naija Ratels), Mary Mamudu (Edo Queens), Precious Oscar (Bayelsa Queens)
The competition is set to run from December 12–26 2024, the Flamingos will aim to build on their World Cup performance were the team finished in the Quarter finals in Dominican Republic
