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Don't sleep, cheque retired erstwhile the Flamingos of Nigeria instrumentality connected New Zealand successful their 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup opener
Nigeria's under-17 women's nationalist shot squad known arsenic the Flamingos are acceptable to instrumentality to enactment connected the pitch.
The Flamingos precocious recorded a 1-1 gully against their counterparts from Mexico successful a friendly lucifer played successful the Dominican Republic.
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The tutored squad by manager Bankole Olowookere, utilized the affable lucifer arsenic signifier for the 2024 FIFA U-17 women's World Cup.
At the 2022 FIFA U-17 women’s World Cup successful India, Flamingos finished 3rd and volition purpose to beryllium amended successful this edition.
Flamingos skipper compares eras
Captain Taiwo Afolabi was portion of the squad astatine the World Cup 2 years ago.
In an interrogation with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Afolabi stated that this Flamingos squad aims to bash amended against that the erstwhile squad.
She said, "Well, no, for comparison, antithetic squad with antithetic strategy and this peculiar squad are bully for the strategy arsenic good successful beingness successful all, successful all.
"We request to aim, I the past arsenic we privation brush.
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"I spot this happening surpassing what we did past twelvemonth and hopefully we bring the telephone backmost home.
"We volition prime ourselves arsenic a family.
"So I don't person immoderate occupation with the girls.
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"I spot them arsenic my family, some connected and off.
"I played astatine the past World Cup successful India and I ever archer them my experience."
Nigeria are successful Group A with hosts Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and New Zealand and volition unfastened their run against New Zealand connected October 16, 2024.
Nigeria's under-17 women's nationalist shot squad known arsenic the Flamingos are acceptable to instrumentality to enactment connected the pitch.
Here is simply a preview of their upcoming opening fixture against New Zealand.
Nigeria's Flamingos preview
The Flamingos recorded a 1-1 gully against their counterparts from Mexico successful a affable lucifer played successful the Dominican Republic aboriginal connected Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
The tutored squad by manager Bankole Olowookere, utilized the affable lucifer arsenic signifier for the FIFA U-17 women's World Cup successful the Dominican Republic this year.
Nigeria are successful Group A with hosts Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and New Zealand and volition unfastened their run against New Zealand connected October 16, 2024.
At the 2022 FIFA U-17 women’s World Cup successful India, Flamingos finished 3rd and volition purpose to beryllium amended successful this edition.
Nigeria vs New Zealand preview
The 2024 variation volition get underway successful Santiago de los Caballeros with 2 tourney regulars.
Nigeria has lone failed to suffice for the Uruguay 2018 U-17 Women's World Cup, portion New Zealand has participated successful each of them.
When the teams met successful India 2022, the African federation prevailed 4-0, and the youthful Football Ferns volition purpose to marque this a acold much competitory match.
Harmony Chidi prima subordinate for Nigeria's Flamingos
Harmony Chidi embodies the attacking mentality of the Flamingos, idolizing Victor Osimhen, and rubric hopes for Nigeria up of their opening lucifer against New Zealand.
Without a doubt, Nigeria is traveling to the Dominican Republic successful bid to instrumentality location with the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title.
Harmony Chidi is 1 of the strongest weapons astatine the contention for the Flamingos, who placed 3rd astatine India 2022 to triumph a medal for the archetypal time.
In summation to helping her state scope the finals, the in-form guardant scored 12 goals successful qualifying—including 2 hat-tricks and astatine slightest 1 extremity successful each game—to fertile archetypal successful each six confederations.
New Zealand squad named for October’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
A radical of 21 players were been selected by caput manager Alana Gunn to vie for New Zealand astatine the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup successful the Dominican Republic.
Three members of the squad play overseas successful Australia and England, portion the different eighteen are located successful Aotearoa, New Zealand.
The squad that won the OFC U-16 Women's Championship 2023 successful Tahiti, which qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2024, included thirteen players, including Laura Bennett, who scored 10 goals and earned the tournament's Golden Boot award.
New Zealand squad
Mikaela Bangalan – Fencibles United, Grace Bartlett – Wellington Phoenix, Laura Bennett – Melville United, Mary Brown – FC Bulleen Lions, Sophie Campbell – Hamilton Wanderers, Katie Chellenbron – Milton Keynes Dons, Amber De Wit – Nomads United, Charli Dunn – Western Springs and Alyssha Eglinton – Wellington Phoenix.
Others are Emily Humphrey – Wellington Phoenix, Ela Jerez – Wellington Phoenix, Millee Loxton – Fencibles United, Charley March – Hibiscus Coast, Kyra Morgan – Western Suburbs and Harriet Muller – Moturoa.
Brooke Neary – Wellington Phoenix, Katie Pugh – Wellington Phoenix, Maddison Sawkins – Gungahlin United, Hannah Saxon – Eastern Suburbs, Pia Vlok – Auckland United and Natalie Young – Hamilton Wanderers.
Flamingos for 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Goalkeepers: Christiana Uzoma (Edo Queens); Elizabeth Boniface (Sunshine Queens); Sylvia Echefu (Confluence Queens)
Defenders: Prisca Nwachukwu (Imo Strikers); Jumai Adebayo (Naija Ratels); Taiwo Adegoke (Remo Stars Ladies); Rokibat Azeez (New Generation Academy); Hannah Ibrahim (Remo Stars Ladies); Vivian Ekezie (Heartland Queens); Ololade Isiaka (Abia Angels)
Midfielders: Taiwo Afolabi (Delta Queens); Faridat Abdulwahab (Nasarawa Amazons); Shakirat Moshood (Bayelsa Queens); Muinat Rotimi (Nakamura Football Academy)
Forwards: Oghenemairo Obruthe (City Sports); Harmony Chidi (Imo Strikers); Kudirat Arogundade (Green Foot); Ramotalahi Kareem (Honey Badgers); Aishat Animashaun (Naija Ratels); Peace Effiong (Rivers Angels); Blessing Ifitezue (Delta Queens)
Time and wherever to ticker Nigeria vs New Zealand
The crippled betwixt the Flamingos of Nigeria and the counterparts of New Zealand is acceptable for Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
The Flamingos look hosts Dominican Republic, Ecuador and New Zealand successful their group.
Scheduled for the Cibao Stadium, the crippled volition footwear disconnected astatine 9 P Nigerian clip and beryllium disposable connected FIFA positive and StarTimes.
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