Nigeria’s under-17 women’s national team head coach Bankole Olowookere has invited 25 players to camp as the Flamingos gear up for WAFU B U17 Girls’ Cup competition billed to be held in Ghana from 12-26 December 2024.
Olowookere led the Flamingos to the quarterfinals of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in Dominican Republic in October, where the team lost 2-0 to eventual bronze medallists, the United States, and won the FIFA Fair Play award.
He has called upon the likes of midfielder Shakirat Moshood, who scored four goals at the World Cup, first-choice goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma, defenders Taiwo Adegoke, Jumai Adebayo and Prisca Nwachukwu, Farida Abdulwahab, and forwards Harmony Chidi, Peace Effiong and Janet Akekoromowei.
All invited players are expected to report at the Remo Stars Sports Institute, Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State on Tuesday, 3 December 2024.
The Flamingos have been drawn in group B of the WAFU B U17 Girls’ Cup competition, which has six participating teams and is expected to last for two weeks.
Nigeria will tackle Ivory Coast and Niger Republic, while hosts Ghana are in group A alongside Burkina Faso and Benin Republic.
Full invited 25-player squad for Nigeria’s Flamingos
Goalkeepers: Christiana Uzoma (Edo Queens); Elizabeth Boniface (Sunshine Queens); Sylvia Echefu (Bayelsa Queens); Chiamaka Enebeli (RoyalTom FC)
Defenders: Rokibat Azeez (New Generation Academy); Taiwo Adegoke (Remo Stars Ladies); Jumai Adebayo Naija Ratels); Ayomide Ibrahim (Remo Stars Ladies); Prisca Nwachukwu (Heartland Queens); Ololade Isiaka (Abia Angels); Oluwatoyin Olowookere (Ekiti Queens); Oghenemairo Obruthe (Lagos City)
Midfielders: Saida Adebiyi (Confluence Queens); Shakirat Moshood (Bayelsa Queens); Waliat Rotimi (Nakamura Academy); Farida Abdulwahab (Nasarawa Amazons); Fatimoh Solaty (Dannaz Ladies)
Forwards: Harmony Chidi (Imo Strikers); Peace Effiong (Rivers Angels); Mary Nkpa (Abia Angels); Blessing Ifitezue (Rivers Angels); Aisha Animashaun (Naija Ratels); Mary Mamudu (Edo Queens); Precious Oscar (Bayelsa Queens); Janet Akekoromowei (Nasarawa Amazons)
