Nigeria’s U-17 girls,
nicknamed Flamingoes, have arrived in Namibia ahead of Friday’s 2016 FIFA U-17
Women’s World Cup qualifier against that country’s Baby Gladiators.
Coach Bala Nikyu, his
assistants, 18 players and backroom staff, alongside a couple of administrative
officials, flew aboard a South African Airways airplane from Lagos to
Johannesburg before connecting another South African Airways flight to
Windhoek, on Wednesday morning.
The Flamingoes have
never failed to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup finals since the event was
launched in New Zealand in 2008. They thrashed the Baby Gladiators 4-0 in the
first leg in Abuja penultimate weekend.
Nigeria captain
Rasheedat Ajibade, who scored two of the four goals in the first leg, said: “We
are confident that we will progress into the last round of the qualifiers.
Though, we will not under-rate the Baby Gladiators.
“Our Coaches have been
telling us to forget the result of the first leg and play the second leg match
as if we lost the first leg. Our spirit is high and we will do the country
proud.”
Officials of the Namibia
Football Association have confirmed that the second leg match will take place
at the Sam Nujoma Stadium, starting from 4pm Namibia time (3pm Nigeria time).
The winner of this
fixture will play South Africa’s U-17 girls, who have reached the final round
of the qualification series following the withdrawal of Zambia.
This year’s FIFA U-17
Women’s World Cup will take place in Jordan between 30th September
and 21st October.
18 FLAMINGOES FOR BATTLE OF WINDHOEK
Goalkeepers: Cynthia Nnadozie, Nimot Ajayi
Defenders: Esther Adeboye, Joy Duru, Patience Dike, Onyinyechi
Ibe, Ijeoma Kenneth
Midfielders: Ramat Abdulkareem, Peace Efih, Precious Oyagbarh,
Christy Ucheibe, Folashade Ijamilusi
Forwards: Rasheedat Ajibade, Cynthia Aku, Yetunde Fajobi,
Rejoice Ikoyo, Kikelomo Olaiya, Chidinma Okeke
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