Nigeria women's national under-17 football team explained

Nigeria Under-17
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Fifa Trigramme:NGA
Nickname:Flamingoes
Association:Nigeria Football Federation
Confederation:CAF (Africa)
Sub-Confederation:WAFU (West Africa)
Coach:Bankole Olowookere
Home Stadium:Agege Stadium, Lagos
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U17wc Apps:7
U17wc First:2008
U17wc Best:Third place (2022)
Regional Name:African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
Regional Cup Apps:6
Regional Cup First:2008
Regional Cup Best:Champions (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016)
Type:women

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

2022

Personnel

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

PositionName
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]

Honours

Intercontinental

Continental

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
YearRoundPosition
2008Round 113th311144
2010Quarter-finals5th4301159
2012Quarter-finals5th4220151
2014Quarter-finals8th430175
2016Round 114th301204
2018Colspan=8Did not qualify
2022Third place3rd6231117
2024Qualified
2025To be determined
TotalThird place6/92411765230

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women record

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
Appearances: 6
YearRoundPosition
2008Champions1st421184
2010Qualified for World Cup1st220071
2012Qualified for World Cup1st4400121
2013Qualified for World Cup1st------
2016Qualified for World Cup1st4400160
2018Second round2nd404033
2022Qualified for World Cup1st431070
2024Qualified for World Cup1st6510252
Total8/87 titles2824718913

See also

External links

Notes and References

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