Flamingos Head Coach announce 35 woman list for preparations for the U-17 World Cup

Supervisor Bankole Olowookere has invited 35 gamers to camp because the U17 Women Nationwide Workforce, Flamingos begin preparations for the seventh FIFA U17 Girls’s World Cup going down in India within the month of October.

An evaluation of the roster revealed that 5 goalkeepers, eleven defenders, six midfielders and 13 strikers have been invited to the coaching camp.

Arsenal Girls striker Tolulope Adubairo has earned a call-up to the Nigeria U17s staff and she or he’s one of many 4 foreign-based gamers named to the roster, the others being LA Galaxy ahead Daniella Alali, IFK Goteborg midfielder Alima Alasse and United Kingdom-based goalkeeper Consolation Erhabor.

Workforce captain Alvine Dah-Zossu, first selection goalkeeper Religion Omilana, defenders Miracle Usani, Blessing Sunday, Consolation Folorunsho and Tumininu Adeshina, midfielders Blessing Emmanuel and Taiwo Afolabi, and forwards Opeyemi Ajakaye and Aminat Bell have all been invited to camp.

Nigeria defeated Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt and Ethiopia to qualify for this yr’s FIFA U17 Girls’s World Cup, profitable 5 of their six matches within the course of.

The Flamingos will face Germany, Chile and New Zealand within the group stage of the 2022 FIFA U17 Girls’s World Cup, which will probably be staged in India October 11-30.

Nigeria U17s 35-player roster

Goalkeepers: Religion Omilana (Naija Ratels); Linda Jiwuaku (Confluence Queens); Jessica Chikamso (Rivers Angels); Uchechi Onyechere (Heartland Queens); Consolation Erhabor (UK-based)

Defenders: Miracle Usani (Abia Angels); Tumininu Adeshina (Naija Ratels); Iniobong Umanah (Nasarawa Amazons); Olamide Oyinlola (Naija Ratels); Confidence Nwora (Nasarawa Amazons); Consolation Folorunsho (Delta Queens); Mamuzo Edafe (Rivers Angels); Immaculate Effiong (Abia Angels); Ekezie Onyedikachi (Heartland Queens); Blessing Sunday (Edo Queens); Marylin Essien (Rivers Angels)

Midfielders: Alima Alasse (IFK Goteborg, Sweden); Bisola Mosaku (Kazeem Eletu Queens); Blessing Emmanuel (Naija Ratels); Taiwo Afolabi (Delta Queens); Mary Aderemi (Bayelsa Queens); Chidera Okenwa (Abia Angels)

Forwards: Daniella Alali (LA Galaxy, USA); Tolulope Adubairo (Arsenal Girls, England); Amarachi Ndudim (Abia Angels); Mary Fortunate (Heartland Queens); Edidiong Etimi (Bayelsa Queens); Ijeoma Onweagba (Ibom Angels); Odinaka Odoh (Honey Badgers); Opeyemi Ajakaye (FC Robo Queens); Aminat Bello (Naija Ratels); Alvine Dah-Zossu (Osun Babes); Kafayat Bashiru (Bayelsa Queens); Yetunde Ayantosho (Osun Babes); Udeme Ukoh (Ibom Angels)