Olowookere invites 25 players to WAFU B U-17 camp



Head coach of Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team also known as the Flamingos, Bankole Olowookere has called 25 players to camp ahead of the WAFU B U-17 Girls’ Cup competition taking place in Ghana, from December 12 to 26.

The gaffer has drawn principally from the crop that not only reached the quarter-finals at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic some weeks ago, but also won the FIFA Fair Play Trophy of the competition. The Flamingos had lost by two goals to eventual bronze medallists USA in the quarter-finals.

Top of the list is midfielder Shakirat Moshood, who scored four goals at the tournament. First-choice goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma, defenders Taiwo Adegoke, Jumai Adebayo and Prisca Nwachukwu, midfielder Farida Abdulwahab, and forwards Harmony Chidi, Peace Effiong and Janet Akekoromowei are also invited.

The Flamingos have been drawn in group B of the two-week, six-team competition, alongside the U-17 girls of Ivory Coast and Niger Republic. Hosts Ghana are in group A alongside the U-17 girls of Burkina Faso and the Benin Republic.

The team’s camp opened on Tuesday at the Remo Stars Sports Institute, Ikenne-Remo, Ogun, the same facility that will house the home-based Super Eagles who will be facing Ghana in the 2024 CHAN qualifiers later this month.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Next Post

Boniface to get raise in new Leverkusen contract

Thu Dec 5 , 2024
Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen are set to reward Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface with an improved contract that will keep him at the club until 2029, amid interest from Manchester United, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Sky Germany reports that Die Werkself are in advanced negotiations with the 23-year-old to extend […]

You May Like

Share via
Copy link