35 Flamingo players invited to camp ahead of U-17 World Cup
Head coach of Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s national team, Bankole Olowookere, has called up 35 players as the Flamingos commence preparations for the seventh FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India in October.
Team captain Alvine Dah-Zossu, goalkeeper Faith Omilana, defenders Miracle Usani, Blessing Sunday, Comfort Folorunsho and Tumininu Adeshina, midfielders Blessing Emmanuel and Taiwo Afolabi, and forwards Opeyemi Ajakaye and Aminat Bello were among the players invited.
They are expected to report at the Serob Legacy Hotel, Wuye, Abuja, on Tuesday with their training kits, medical certificate of fitness and passport.
The Flamingos defeated the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt and Ethiopia to qualify for this year’s tournament, winning five of their six matches.
The seventh FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals will be staged in India from October 11 to 30.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Hot news Home top
Flood: NEMA recovers 15 corpses in Maiduguri river
NEMA urged parents and guardians to caution their wards and children against swimming in the river to avoid drowning.
Port Harcourt
Ex-Rivers police spokesman Omoni dies four days after birthday
The police did not state the cause of the death of the former spokesman of the command.
Rights
Court fixes October 4 to hear Benue IDPs’ disenfranchisement suit against INEC
The plaintiffs had dragged INEC before the court over an attempt to deny them the opportunity to partake in the just-concluded Continuous Voter Registration.
Anti-Corruption
EFCC nabs suspected “Yahoo Boys” in Abuja hotel
The anti-graft agency said the suspects were nabbed in a sting operation at Voque Hotel, Mararaba.
World
Buhari mourns ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev
He affirmed that late Mr Gorbachev was a remarkable gentleman whose reformist agenda had fundamentally changed Soviet society.
Abuja
FCT Election: Tribunal orders rerun in Kuje wards won by PDP
Reacting to the judgement, Kuje PDP chairman, Mohammed Ismaila, said the party was not deterred by the judgment.
