U17 Women’s World Cup: Flamingos set to depart for Morocco

Nigeria’s U-17 women’s nationalist team, the Flamingos, volition depart Abuja successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday, en way to Morocco, arsenic they statesman the last preparations for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

The squad is scheduled to get in Morocco’s concern and economical capital, Casablanca, wherever they volition settee into campy earlier heading to Rabat for the tourney proper.

In a connection by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Head of Communications, connected Tuesday, the Flamingos volition intensify their build-up with 2 high-profile planetary friendlies against New Zealand connected Friday and Paraguay connected Oct. 14.

The squad volition past determination into the authoritative FIFA edifice successful Rabat connected Oct. 15, wherever each participating teams volition beryllium housed for the competition.

The Flamingos person been drawn successful Group D, alongside Canada, France, and Samoa.

Nigeria volition footwear disconnected their run against Canada connected Oct. 19, earlier facing France 3 days aboriginal — some matches scheduled for 8 p.m. Nigerian time.

Their last radical signifier brushwood volition beryllium against Samoa connected Oct. 25, with kickoff acceptable for 5 p.m.

Head Coach Bankole Olowookere’s broadside caput into the tourney afloat of confidence, having played 10 tune-up matches, scoring an awesome 44 goals without conceding any.

Their ascendant signifier successful campy truthful far, coupled with a well-balanced squad, underscores their determination to spell 1 measurement further than their quarter-final decorativeness astatine the past variation successful the Dominican Republic. (NAN)

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