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
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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

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

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

Position	Name
Head coach	Nigeria Olanrewaju Bankole Olowookere
Assistant coach	Nigeria Adanna Gloria Nwaneri
Assistant coach I	Nigeria Queendolyn Akpan
Assistant coach II	Nigeria Nojimu Morufu Adeyemo
Goalkeeping coach	Nigeria 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 19)	Nigeria Naija Ratels FC
2	1GK	Linda Chikamso Jiwuaku	(2006-06-06) 6 June 2006 (age 18)	Nigeria Confluence Queens FC
3	1GK	Jessica Chikamso Inyiama	(2005-12-07) 7 December 2005 (age 19)	Nigeria Rivers Angels FC

4	2DF	Omamuzo Josephine Edafe	(2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18)	Nigeria Rivers Angels FC
5	2DF	Miracle Ofem Usani	(2007-06-20) 20 June 2007 (age 17)	Nigeria Abia Angels FC
6	2DF	Tumininu Fatimoh Adeshina	(2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 (age 18)	Nigeria Naija Ratels FC
7	2DF	Comfort Folorunsho	(2006-01-26) 26 January 2006 (age 18)	Nigeria Delta Queens FC
8	2DF	Olamide Shakirat Oyinlola	(2006-06-08) 8 June 2006 (age 18)	Nigeria Naija Ratels FC
9	2DF	Immaculata Edet Offiong	(2005-12-25) 25 December 2005 (age 19)	Nigeria Abia Angels FC
10	2DF	Orvegwe Blessing Sunday	(2005-10-15) 15 October 2005 (age 19)	Nigeria Edo Queens FC

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

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

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
New Zealand 2008	Round 1	13th	3	1	1	1	4	4
Trinidad and Tobago 2010	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	0	1	15	9
Azerbaijan 2012		5th	4	2	2	0	15	1
Costa Rica 2014		8th	4	3	0	1	7	5
Jordan 2016	Round 1	14th	3	0	1	2	0	4
Uruguay 2018	Did not qualify
India 2022	Third place	3rd	6	2	3	1	11	7
Dominican Republic 2024	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	0	1	9	3
Morocco 2025	To be determined
Total	Third place	7/9	28	14	7	7	61	33

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

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Nigeria's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan	1	1	0	0	11	0	+11	100.00
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	066.67
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
File:Flag of England.svg England	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	000.00
File:Flag of France.svg France	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	2	0	1	1	4	5	−1	000.00
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	100.00
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	050.00
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	2	1	0	1	7	7	+0	050.00
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Total	28	14	7	7	61	33	+28	050.00

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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11 October 2022 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS	Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg	2–1	File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria	Margao, India
20:00 UTC+5:30	Stoldt File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Alber File:Soccerball shade.svg 61'	Report (FIFA)	Usani File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg	0–4	File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria	Margao, India
16:30 UTC+5:30		Report (FIFA)	Bello File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Usani File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Afolabi File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Etim File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg	2–1	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	Bhubaneswar, India
16:30 UTC+5:30	Emmanuel File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Mosaku File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'	Report (FIFA)	Rovner File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Flag of the United States.svg	1–1 (3–4 p)	File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria	Navi Mumbai, India
16:30 UTC+5:30	Villareal File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'	Report (FIFA)	Edafe File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' (pen.)	Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 6,619 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
	Penalties
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26 October 2022 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup SF	Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg	0–0 (5–6 p)	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia	Margao, India
16:30 UTC+5:30		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 3,576 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
	Penalties
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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record

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