Nigeria’s under-17 women’s national team head coach Bankole Olowookere has selected 20 players to the final shortlist for the Flamingos ahead of the commencement of the WAFU B U17 Girls’ Cup scheduled to begin in Ghana on Thursday, 12 December.
Earlier this month, Olowookere initially called 25 players to the Flamingos camp at the Remo Stars Sports Institute in Ikenne, Ogun State.
The tactician, who led the Flamingos to the quarterfinals of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in Dominican Republic in October, has shortened the list to 20 with the likes of Shakirat Moshood and Harmony Chidi making the cut.
Other players in the final squad include goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma, defenders Taiwo Adegoke and Ayomide Ibrahim, midfielder Faridat Abdulwahab, and forwards Peace Effiong and Mary Lucky Nkpa.
The Flamingos are drawn in Group B of the WAFU B U17 Girls’ Cup competition, which now has five participating teams and is expected to last for two weeks from 12-26 December 2024.
Nigeria will tackle Ivory Coast and Niger Republic, while hosts Ghana are in Group A alongside Benin Republic, following the withdrawal of Burkina Faso.
Full Flamingos 20-player squad for WAFU B U17 Girls’ Cup
Goalkeepers: Christiana Uzoma (Edo Queens); Elizabeth Boniface (Sunshine Queens); Sylvia Echefu (Bayelsa Queens)
Defenders: Rokibat Azeez (New Generation Academy); Taiwo Adegoke (Remo Stars Ladies); Jumai Adebayo Naija Ratels); Ayomide Ibrahim (Remo Stars Ladies); Prisca Nwachukwu (Heartland Queens); Oluwatoyin Olowookere (Ekiti Queens); Oghenemairo Obruthe (Lagos City)
Midfielders: Shakirat Moshood (Bayelsa Queens); Waliat Rotimi (Nakamura Academy); Farida Abdulwahab (Nasarawa Amazons)
Forwards: Harmony Chidi (Imo Strikers); Peace Effiong (Rivers Angels); Mary Nkpa (Abia Angels); Aisha Animashaun (Naija Ratels); Mary Mamudu (Edo Queens); Precious Oscar (Bayelsa Queens); Janet Akekoromowei (Nasarawa Amazons)
