Head coach, Bankole Olowookere, has unveiled his final 21-player list for Nigeria’s Flamingos ahead of the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Team captain Shakirat Moshood leads the squad that also includes goalkeeper Sylvia Echefu, defender Jumai Adebayo, and forward Queen Joseph.
Other notable names on the list are goalkeeper Elizabeth Boniface, defenders Azeezat Oduntan and Christiana Sunday, midfielders Muinat Rotimi and Zainab Raji, as well as attackers Chisom Nwachukwu and Mariam Yahaya.
Nigeria, drawn in Group D alongside Canada, France, and Samoa, will begin their campaign against Canada on Sunday, October 19.
Their second group game comes three days later against France, while the final group fixture will be against Samoa on October 25.
All three matches will take place at the Football Academy Mohammed VI pitches in Sale, Morocco, with kick-off times set for 8 p.m. Nigerian time for the first two games and 5 p.m. for the last.
The Flamingos arrived in Casablanca on Wednesday to intensify preparations for the tournament’s final phase.
Olowookere’s Final Squad:
Goalkeepers: Elizabeth Boniface (Abia Angels), Onyinyechi Opara (Imo Strikers), Sylvia Echefu (Bayelsa Queens)
Defenders: Hannah Ibrahim (Remo Stars Ladies), Jumai Adebayo (Rivers Angels), Azeezat Oduntan (FC Robo), Christiana Sunday (Imo Strikers), Nofisat Tijani (Youthful Talent 99), Fatimoh Shuaib (Nasarawa Amazons)
Midfielders: Shakirat Moshood (Bayelsa Queens), Muinat Rotimi (Nakamura Football Academy), Shavih Istifanus (Youth Arise Academy), Zainab Raji (Dannaz FC), Waliat Rotimi (Nakamura Football Academy), Ayomide Abubakar (Onimarg FC)
Forwards: Kaosarat Olanrewaju (Ayishat Yusuf Academy, Lagos), Mariam Yahaya (FC Robo), Queen Joseph (Fosla Academy), Tabitha Terlumu (Braavos, Edo), Precious Nwachukwu (Imo Strikers), Chisom Nwachukwu (Rivers Angels)
