Nigeria women's national under-17 football team

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Nigeria Under-17
Nickname(s) Flamingoes
Association Nigeria Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa)
Head coachBankole Olowookere
Home stadium Agege Stadium, Lagos
FIFA code NGA
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African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
Appearances6 (first in 2008 )
Best resultChampions (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 2008 )
Best resultThird place (2022)

Nigeria women's national under-17 football team, also nicknamed the Flamingoes is a youth association football team operated under the auspices of Nigeria Football Federation. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior Nigeria women's national football team. The team competes in the biennial FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women, which are the top competitions for this age group.

Contents

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2022

11 October 2022 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Margao, India
20:00  UTC+5:30
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Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 6,524
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
14 October 2022 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Margao, India
16:30  UTC+5:30 Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 2,191
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
17 October 2022 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Bhubaneswar, India
16:30  UTC+5:30 Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 4,261
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri (Italy)

Personnel

Below is the coaching squad for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [1]

PositionName
Head coach Flag of Nigeria.svg Olanrewaju Bankole Olowookere
Assistant coach Flag of Nigeria.svg Adanna Gloria Nwaneri
Assistant coach I Flag of Nigeria.svg Queendolyn Akpan
Assistant coach II Flag of Nigeria.svg Nojimu Morufu Adeyemo
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Nigeria.svg Abubakar Ndanusa

Players

Current squad

The following 21 players were selected for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [2]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Faith Oriyomi Omilana (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 19) Flag of Nigeria.svg Naija Ratels FC
21 GK Linda Chikamso Jiwuaku (2006-06-06) 6 June 2006 (age 18) Flag of Nigeria.svg Confluence Queens FC
31 GK Jessica Chikamso Inyiama (2005-12-07) 7 December 2005 (age 19) Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels FC

42 DF Omamuzo Josephine Edafe (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18) Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels FC
52 DF Miracle Ofem Usani (2007-06-20) 20 June 2007 (age 17) Flag of Nigeria.svg Abia Angels FC
62 DF Tumininu Fatimoh Adeshina (2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 (age 18) Flag of Nigeria.svg Naija Ratels FC
72 DF Comfort Folorunsho (2006-01-26) 26 January 2006 (age 18) Flag of Nigeria.svg Delta Queens FC
82 DF Olamide Shakirat Oyinlola (2006-06-08) 8 June 2006 (age 18) Flag of Nigeria.svg Naija Ratels FC
92 DF Immaculata Edet Offiong (2005-12-25) 25 December 2005 (age 18) Flag of Nigeria.svg Abia Angels FC
102 DF Orvegwe Blessing Sunday (2005-10-15) 15 October 2005 (age 19) Flag of Nigeria.svg Edo Queens FC

113 MF Mary Shola Aderemi (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 17) Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens FC
123 MF Blessing Ngozi Emmanuel (2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 (age 18) Flag of Nigeria.svg Naija Ratels FC
133 MF Taiwo Tewogbola Afolabi (2007-03-02) 2 March 2007 (age 17) Flag of Nigeria.svg Delta Queens FC
143 MF Chidera Nancy Okenwa (2005-12-12) 12 December 2005 (age 19) Flag of Nigeria.svg Abia Angels FC
153 MF Alima Maud Attervall Alase (2006-11-06) 6 November 2006 (age 18) Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Göteborg
163 MF Bisola Olaide Mosaku (2006-10-19) 19 October 2006 (age 18) Flag of Nigeria.svg Prince Kazeem Football Academy

174 FW Amina Omowunmi Bello (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 19) Flag of Nigeria.svg Naija Ratels FC
184 FW Alvine Esse Dah-zossu (captain) (2005-10-22) 22 October 2005 (age 19) Flag of Nigeria.svg Osun Babes FC
194 FW Yetunde Zarat Ayantosho (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 17) Flag of Nigeria.svg Osun Babes FC
204 FW Opeyemi Esther Ajakaye (2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 (age 18) Flag of Nigeria.svg FC Robo Queens
214 FW Edidiong Raymond Etim (2007-09-29) 29 September 2007 (age 17) Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens FC

Honours

Intercontinental

Continental

Competitive record

The Flamingoes have been to every edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup missing only the 2018 edition. [3] Before the 2022 edition, they've only gotten as far as the quarterfinals in the 2010, 2012 and 2014 editions respectively. They broke this "jinx" in 2022 by defeating USA in the quarterfinals via penalties after an entertaining and tightly-closed contest during regulation time which ended 1–1. [4]

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record

YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2008 Round 113th311144
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2010 Quarter-finals5th4301159
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2012 5th4220151
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2014 8th430175
Flag of Jordan.svg 2016 Round 114th301204
Flag of Uruguay.svg 2018 Did not qualify
Flag of India.svg 2022 Third place3rd6231117
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2024 Quarter-finals5th430193
Flag of Morocco.svg 2025 To be determined
TotalThird place7/92814776133

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women record

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
Appearances: 6
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
2008 Champions1st421184
2010 Qualified for World Cup1st220071
2012 Qualified for World Cup1st4400121
2013 Qualified for World Cup1st------
2016 Qualified for World Cup1st4400160
2018 Second round2nd404033
2022 Qualified for World Cup1st431070
2024 Qualified for World Cup1st6510252
Total8/87 titles2824718913

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Nigeria's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

See also

Notes

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