Nigeria women's national under-17 football team

Nigeria Under-17
Nickname(s)	Flamingoes
Association	Nigeria Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Bankole Olowookere
Home stadium	Agege Stadium, Lagos
FIFA code	NGA
First colours	Second colours
African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
Appearances	6 (first in 2008)
Best result	Champions (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 2008)
Best result	Third 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.

Results and fixtures

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2022

11 October 2022 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS	Germany	2–1	Nigeria	Margao, India
20:00 UTC+5:30	Stoldt 49' Alber 61'	Report (FIFA)	Usani 30'	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	0–4	Nigeria	Margao, India
16:30 UTC+5:30		Report (FIFA)	Bello 16' Usani 34' Afolabi 75' Etim 90+5'	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	2–1	Chile	Bhubaneswar, India
16:30 UTC+5:30	Emmanuel 4' Mosaku 82'	Report (FIFA)	Rovner 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 4,261 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri (Italy)

21 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup QF	United States	1–1 (3–4 p)	Nigeria	Navi Mumbai, India
16:30 UTC+5:30	Villareal 40'	Report (FIFA)	Edafe 26' (pen.)	Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 6,619 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
	Penalties
	Adames Emri Suarez Bhuta Jackson		Etim Offiong Usani Folorunsho Edafe

26 October 2022 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup SF	Nigeria	0–0 (5–6 p)	Colombia	Margao, India
16:30 UTC+5:30		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 3,576 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
	Penalties
	Offiong Etim Usani Afolabi Edafe Oyinlola Folorunsho		Rodríguez Perlaza Muñoz Espitaleta Caicedo Ortegón Hernández

30 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 3rd place	Nigeria	3–3 (3–2 p)	Germany	Navi Mumbai, India
16:30 UTC+5:30	Ajakaye 20' Bello 48' Etim 63'	Report (FIFA)	Veit 73' Bartz 85' Bender 90'	Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 4,722 Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
	Penalties
	Sunday Etim Ajakaye Adeshina		Veit Platner Bender Janzen Bartz

Personnel

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

Position	Name
Head coach	Olanrewaju Bankole Olowookere
Assistant coach	Adanna Gloria Nwaneri
Assistant coach I	Queendolyn Akpan
Assistant coach II	Nojimu Morufu Adeyemo
Goalkeeping coach	Abubakar Ndanusa

Players

Current squad

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Faith Oriyomi Omilana	(2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 18)	Naija Ratels FC
2	1GK	Linda Chikamso Jiwuaku	(2006-06-06) 6 June 2006 (age 18)	Confluence Queens FC
3	1GK	Jessica Chikamso Inyiama	(2005-12-07) 7 December 2005 (age 18)	Rivers Angels FC

4	2DF	Omamuzo Josephine Edafe	(2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18)	Rivers Angels FC
5	2DF	Miracle Ofem Usani	(2007-06-20) 20 June 2007 (age 17)	Abia Angels FC
6	2DF	Tumininu Fatimoh Adeshina	(2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 (age 18)	Naija Ratels FC
7	2DF	Comfort Folorunsho	(2006-01-26) 26 January 2006 (age 18)	Delta Queens FC
8	2DF	Olamide Shakirat Oyinlola	(2006-06-08) 8 June 2006 (age 18)	Naija Ratels FC
9	2DF	Immaculata Edet Offiong	(2005-12-25) 25 December 2005 (age 18)	Abia Angels FC
10	2DF	Orvegwe Blessing Sunday	(2005-10-15) 15 October 2005 (age 18)	Edo Queens FC

11	3MF	Mary Shola Aderemi	(2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 16)	Bayelsa Queens FC
12	3MF	Blessing Ngozi Emmanuel	(2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 (age 18)	Naija Ratels FC
13	3MF	Taiwo Tewogbola Afolabi	(2007-03-02) 2 March 2007 (age 17)	Delta Queens FC
14	3MF	Chidera Nancy Okenwa	(2005-12-12) 12 December 2005 (age 18)	Abia Angels FC
15	3MF	Alima Maud Attervall Alase	(2006-11-06) 6 November 2006 (age 17)	IFK Göteborg
16	3MF	Bisola Olaide Mosaku	(2006-10-19) 19 October 2006 (age 17)	Prince Kazeem Football Academy

17	4FW	Amina Omowunmi Bello	(2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 18)	Naija Ratels FC
18	4FW	Alvine Esse Dah-zossu (captain)	(2005-10-22) 22 October 2005 (age 18)	Osun Babes FC
19	4FW	Yetunde Zarat Ayantosho	(2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 16)	Osun Babes FC
20	4FW	Opeyemi Esther Ajakaye	(2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 (age 18)	FC Robo Queens
21	4FW	Edidiong Raymond Etim	(2007-09-29) 29 September 2007 (age 16)	Bayelsa Queens FC

Honours

Intercontinental

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
- Third place: (2022)

Continental

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
- Winners: 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 & 2016

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

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances: 6
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008	Round 1	13th	3	1	1	1	4	4
2010	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	0	1	15	9
2012	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	0	15	1
2014	Quarter-finals	8th	4	3	0	1	7	5
2016	Round 1	14th	3	0	1	2	0	4
2018	Did not qualify
2022	Third place	3rd	6	2	3	1	11	7
2024	Qualified
2025	To be determined
Total	Third place	6/9	24	11	7	6	52	30

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women record

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
Appearances: 6
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008	Champions	1st	4	2	1	1	8	4
2010	Qualified for World Cup	1st	2	2	0	0	7	1
2012	Qualified for World Cup	1st	4	4	0	0	12	1
2013	Qualified for World Cup	1st	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	Qualified for World Cup	1st	4	4	0	0	16	0
2018	Second round	2nd	4	0	4	0	3	3
2022	Qualified for World Cup	1st	4	3	1	0	7	0
2024	Qualified for World Cup	1st	6	5	1	0	25	2
Total	8/8	7 titles	28	24	7	1	89	13

Notes

References

^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Squad lists now available". FIFA+. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ "Nigeria U-17 squad announcement: 21 players make Flamingoes Final cut for World Cup". Retrieved 13 October 2022.
^ "Flamingos Apologize for World Cup Miss". Brilla FM. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "U-17 Women's W/Cup: Nigeria beats US to reach first ever semi-final". The Cable NG. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

External links

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Archived 25 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Squad lists now available". FIFA+. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

[2] "Nigeria U-17 squad announcement: 21 players make Flamingoes Final cut for World Cup". Retrieved 13 October 2022.

[3] "Flamingos Apologize for World Cup Miss". Brilla FM. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[4] "U-17 Women's W/Cup: Nigeria beats US to reach first ever semi-final". The Cable NG. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

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