Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos,will on Wednesday fly out of the country to South Africa for the first of their two-leg FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against the U17 girls of South Africa, known as Bantwana, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The match, for which the Confederation of African Football has selected Kenyan officials to suprintend, will kick off at 3pm South Africa time (2pm Nigeria) on Saturday, 8th March at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital.
Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has selected 19 players, with goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma, defenders Hannah Ibrahim and Jumai Adebayo, midfielders Shakirat Moshood and Muinat Rotimi, and forwards Harmony Chidi and Chisom Nwachukwu included.
While 2022 FIFA World Cup bronze medallists Nigeria drew bye to the second round, Bantwana crushed their counterparts from Gabon 21-2 on aggregate.
19 FLAMINGOS FOR FOR SOUTH AFRICA:
Christiana Uzoma, Onyinyechi Opara, Hannah Ibrahim, Jumai Adebayo, Temilade Fafore, Shavih Istifanus, Taiwo Adegoke, Shakirat Moshood, Muinat Rotimi, Azeezat Oduntan, Philomena Ochanya, Aishat Animashaun, Elizabeth Boniface, Queen Joseph, Olamide Olanrewaju, Chisom Nwachukwu, Harmony Chidi, Favour Iheagwaram, Christiana Sunday.
Credit: NFF