Nasarawa Amazons Football Club of Lafia hard-as-nails defensive midfielder Abdulwaheed Farida and Akerekoromwei Janet the super striker, headlines the 25 Players invited to camp by Flamingos Head Coach, Bankole Olowookere ahead of the WAFU B U17 Girls Cup competition slated for Ghana from December 12 – 26, 2024.
Abdulwaheed Farida was among the key squads that made a heroic quarterfinals performance at the just concluded 2024 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic.
Akekeromowei Janet of Nasarawa Amazons, was part of the U20 Falconets that played in the Costa Rica Republic, also made the curt for the WAFU B tournament in Ghana.
Included in the squad is midfielder Shakirat Moshood, who scored four goals at the tournament with First-choice goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma, defenders Taiwo Adegoke, Jumai Adebayo and Prisca Nwachukwu, and forwards Harmony Chidi, Peace Effiong .
The Flamingos are drawn in Group B of the two-week, six-team competition with Ivory Coast and Niger Republic.
Hosts Ghana are in Group A alongside Burkina Faso and Benin Republic.
The Invited players are to report at the Remo Stars Sports Institute, Ikenne, Ogun State on Tuesday, December 03, 2024.
The 25-man Flamingos:
Goalkeepers: Christiana Uzoma (Edo Queens), Elizabeth Boniface (Sunshine Queens), Sylvia Echefu (Bayelsa Queens), Chiamaka Enebeli (Royalton FC)
Defenders: Rokibat Azeez (New Generation Academy), Taiwo Adegoke (Remo Stars Ladies), Jumai Adebayo Naija Ratels), Ayomide Ibrahim (Remo Stars Ladies), Prisca Nwachukwu (Heartland Queens), Ololade Isiaka (Abia Angels), Oluwatoyin Olowookere (Ekiti Queens), Oghenemairo Obruthe (Lagos City)
Midfielders: Farida Abdulwahab (Nasarawa Amazons) Saida Adebiyi (Confluence Queens), Shakirat Moshood (Bayelsa Queens), Waliat Rotimi (Nakamura Academy), Fatimoh Solaty (Dannaz Ladies)
Forwards: Akekoromowei Janet (Nasarawa Amazons) Harmony Chidi (Imo Striker Queens), Peace Effiong (Rivers Angels), Mary Nkpa (Abia Angels), Blessing Ifitezue (Rivers Angels), Aisha Animashaun (Naija Ratels), Mary Mamudu (Edo Queens), Precious Oscar (Bayelsa Queens),
