Flamingos head coach Bankole Olowookere has invited 35 players to the camp of Nigeria’s U-17 girls as the team commences the first phase of final preparations for the 8th FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals to be staged in the Dominican Republic later this year.
The Nigerian girls notched an awe-inspiring total of 25 goals in six matches in the qualifying race, routing the Central African Republic by six goals in each leg, dismissing Burkina Faso 7-1 on aggregate in the third round and turning back Liberia 6-1 on aggregate in the final round.
Extraordinary poacher Harmony Chidi, who set a jaw-dropping record of 13 goals in the qualifying series, tops the list of invitees alongside her strike partner Peace Effiong, with team captain Taiwo Afolabi, goalkeeper Chrstiana Uzoma, and defender Prisca Nwachukwu also prominent.
This year’s U-17 Women’s World Cup finals will be staged in the cities of Santiago de los Caballeros and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, 16 October 16 to 3 November.
