Flamingos head coach, Bankole Olowookere has invited 35 players to camp for the first phase of the team’s final preparation ahead of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Harmony Chidi, who scored 13 goals in the qualifying series, tops the list of invitees alongside her strike partner Peace Effiong, with team captain Taiwo Afolabi, goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma and defender Prisca Nwachukwu also prominent.
Olowookere’s girls scored a 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.
The Flamingos are drawn in Group A with hosts Dominican Republic, Ecuador and New Zealand.
The 8th FIFA 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.
The competition will run from October 16 to November 3.
