Nigeria’s Flamingos Arrive Cairo Ahead of Egypt Clash
Nigeria’s women’s U17 football team, the Flamingos, arrived safely in Cairo ahead of Saturday’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup third round second clash between Nigeria and Egypt at the Petrosports Stadium in Egypt by 10pm (CAT).
Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has selected 23 Flamingos for the highly anticipated clash.
Team captain Alvine Dah-Zossu, goalkeeper Faith Omilana, defenders Comfort Folorunsho, Miracle Usani and Blessing Sunday, midfielders Taiwo Afolabi and Blessing Emmanuel, and forwards Opeyemi Ajakaiye, Anastasia Atume and Omowunmi Bello have made the cut alongside 13 others.
Bello scored two of the goals that condemned the Egyptian girls to a 4-0 defeat in Abuja last week Sunday, after team’s top scorer Opeyemi Ajakaiye opened the account at the MKO Abiola National Stadium. Defender Miracle Usani netted the other goal.
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The winner on aggregate will qualify for the final round of the African series, where it will await the winner of the Ethiopia/South Africa fixture. The Ethiopian girls trounced their South African counterparts 3-0 away in Johannesburg in the first leg.
This year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup will hold in India, 11th – 30th October.
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