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  • India 2022 :25 Flamigos players to hit camp ahead Egypt fixture

    India 2022 :25 Flamigos players to hit camp ahead Egypt fixture

    Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has invited 25 players to the camp of the U17 Girls’ National Team ahead of this month’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 third round fixture against their Egyptian counterparts.

    The Flamingos trounced their counterparts from the Democratic Republic of Congo 8-0 on aggregate (3-0 in Kinshasa and 5-0 in Benin City) to reach the third round of the series. Two goals from Opeyemi Ajakaiye and one each from Tumininu Adeshina, Anastasia Atume and Taiwo Afolabi accounted for the Congolese when they visited Benin City on 19th March.

    Bankole has included all his regulars in the list of 25, who have been instructed to report at the Serob Legacy Hotel, Abuja on Sunday, 3rd April for resumption of camping programme.

    Goalkeepers Faith Omilana and Linda Jiwuaka, defenders Blessing Sunday, Comfort Folorunsho, Tumininu Adeshina and Miracle Usani, midfielders Blessing Emmanuel, Taiwo Afolabi and Aminat Bello, and forwards Alvine Dah-Zossu, Anastasia Atume and Opeyemi Ajakaiye are among those invited.

    The Flamingos will host the Egyptians at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Sunday, 17th April, with the return leg in Cairo on Saturday, 30th April.

  • Flamingoes brush DR Congo in U17 Women World Cup qualifiers

    Flamingoes brush DR Congo in U17 Women World Cup qualifiers

    Flamingoes, Nigeria’s U17 women’s team on Sunday bagged a comprehensive win over their Democratic Republic of Congo counterparts.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Flamingoes won the match 0-3 away in Kinshasa as they began their journey to the FIFA U17 World Cup in India.

    The goals came from Blessing Emmanuel, Oluwatunmininu Adeshina and Taiwo Ajakaye in the 36th, 66th and 76th minutes of play respectively.

    The Flamingoes got the crucial advantage, heading towards the second leg in two weeks time at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin.

    With the win, the Flamingoes are in pole position to qualify for the third-round in the African qualifying campaign of the FIFA U17 World Cup.

    Nigeria started the game on the front foot, showing their intent as early as the fifth minute, but Ajakaye and Taiwo Afolabi could not convert their chances.

    Seven minutes later, Ajakaye was presented with another chance, but she was denied by Congolese goalkeeper Luleme.

    The chance sprung the home side into action, forcing Flamingoes goalkeeper Omilana into a smart save.

    However, their resistance was finally broken in the 36th minute as Emmanuel fired home from Usani’s cross to put Nigeria ahead.

    Emmanuel’s goal ensured Nigeria went into the break with the lead. The second half resumed the way the first half ended, with Nigeria dominating possession.

    However, they had to wait until the 66th-minute before doubling their lead, courtesy of a fine strike Adeshina.

    Adeshina’s goal killed off any hope DR Congo had left, and it got worse for them when they were reduced to ten girls after Alvine Dah Zossu was sent off for a dangerous tackle.

    Nigeria took advantage of the numerical advantage as they scored their third of the game through Ajakaye, who rounded the goalkeeper for a simple finish.

    Ajakaye’s strike proved to be the final goal of the match as Nigeria secured an emphatic win going into the second leg in two weeks.

  • Flamingoes through to final round of Uruguay 2018 qualifiers

    Nigeria’s national under-17 women football team, the Flamingoes, on Saturday scraped through to the final round of the African qualification series for the 6th FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup.

    They qualified on the away goal rule after drawing 1-1 with Ethiopia on aggregate, following a goalless draw in the second leg tie in Benin.

    The Nigerian side had drawn 1-1 in Addis Ababa in the first leg a fortnight earlier, but they were downright disappointing in the second leg at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.

    The Flamingoes are now up against the Cameroon U17 girls in seven weeks’ time in the final round of the qualifiers.