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U17 Women’s World Cup: Olowookere names 21 players to represent Nigeria’s Flamingos

U17 Women’s World Cup: Olowookere names 21 players to represent Nigeria’s Flamingos

Bankole Olowookere, head coach of Nigeria’s under-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, has called upon 21 players to represent the country at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in Dominican Republic next month. Olowookere has named team captain Taiwo Afolabi and forwards Harmony Chidi and Peace Effiong to the side, which also includes goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma, defender Taiwo Adegoke, and midfield star Faridat Abdulwahab. Chidi was the...

U17 WWC Qualifiers: NWFL stars make up Flamingos squad

U17 WWC Qualifiers: NWFL stars make up Flamingos squad

Nigeria U17 women's coach, Bankole Olowookere has included 19 players from the Nigeria Women's Football League (NWFL) in his 25-woman squad for next month's FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifying fixture against Burkina Faso. The West African countries lock horns for the first leg of the penultimate qualifying round in Ouagadougou on May 12 before returning to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja for the second...