Flamingos intensify training ahead of friendly against New Zealand

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team had an intense training session on Tuesday as preparations continue for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco.

The session focused on set-piece routines, including corner kicks and free kicks, as well as positioning and finishing drills, as the players sharpen their attacking coordination and defensive organization.

The Flamingos will face New Zealand in a friendly match on Wednesday at the Lanuria Stadium in Mohammedia, with kick-off scheduled for 8 p.m. local time — the same time in Nigeria.

Four days later, the team will take on Paraguay in their final preparatory match before moving to Rabat, where they will begin their World Cup campaign.

Team morale remains high in camp, with reports of strong focus, energy, and positive spirit among the players and technical crew as they fine-tune tactics ahead of the tournament.

Nigeria are drawn in Group D of the World Cup, alongside Canada, France, and Samoa. The competition kicks off on October 17.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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