{"id":6800,"date":"2022-04-27T15:35:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T15:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onwardnews24.com\/?p=6800"},"modified":"2022-04-27T15:47:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T15:47:24","slug":"india-2022-olowookere-picks-23-flamingoes-for-cairo-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onwardnews24.com\/india-2022-olowookere-picks-23-flamingoes-for-cairo-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"India 2022:\u00a0Olowookere name 23 Flamingoes for Cairo clash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has selected 23 Flamingos for Saturday\u2019s FIFA U17 Women\u2019s World Cup third round, second clash between Nigeria and Egypt at the Petrosports Stadium, Cairo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team captain Alvine Dah-Zossu, goalkeeper Faith Omilana, defenders Comfort Folorunsho, Miracle Usani and Blessing Sunday, midfielders Taiwo Afolabi and Blessing Emmanuel, and forwards Opeyemi Ajakaiye, Anastasia Atume and Omowunmi Bello have made the cut alongside 13 others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bello scored two of the goals that condemned the Egyptian girls to a 4-0 defeat in Abuja last week Sunday, after team\u2019s top scorer Opeyemi Ajakaiye opened the account at the MKO Abiola National Stadium. Defender Miracle Usani netted the other goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Flamingos contingent will depart Nigeria on Thursday, with the encounter set for the Petrosports Stadium as from 10pm on Saturday, 30th<\/sup> April. The winner on aggregate will qualify for the final round of the African series, where it will await the winner of the Ethiopia\/South Africa fixture. The Ethiopian girls trounced their South African counterparts 3-0 away in Johannesburg in the first leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s FIFA U17 Women\u2019s World Cup will hold in India, 11th<\/sup> \u2013 30th<\/sup> October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FLAMINGOS FOR EGYPT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goalkeepers: Faith Omilana; Linda Jiwuaku<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defenders: Blessing Sunday; Comfort Folorunsho; Tumininu Adeshina; Olamide Oyinlola; Josephine Edafe; Miracle Usani; Confidence Nwoha; Mistura Yusuf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Midfielders: Blessing Emmanuel; Taiwo Afolabi; Chidera Okenwa; Joy Igbokwe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forwards: Omowunmi Bello; Mercy Itimi; Alvine Dah-Zossu; Anastasia Atume; Opeyemi Ajakaiye; Yetunde Ayantosho; Judith Okah; Bisola Mosaku; Raheemot Adebayo <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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