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Nigeria’s youth female national team, Falconets will resume camp this Wednesday in Abuja, with 26 players invited by the coach, Chris Danjuma, ahead of their clashes with Cameroon in the penultimate round of qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
A press statement by the communications department of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) revealed that Nasarawa Amazons of Lafia provide the bulk of players in Danjuma’s squad with five of their lasses, while Bayelsa Queens of Yenagoa and Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt follow with four each coming from both.
FC Robo Queens of Lagos and Edo Queens of Benin City come next with three invitees, Naija Ratels have two, while one apiece head to the national team’s camp from Confluence Queens of Lokoja, Royal Queens, Sunshine Queens of Akure and Abia Angels of Umuahia.
Megasportsarena.com reports that Danjuma’s list of invitees for the first leg away to Cameroon on January 29th is topped by four goalkeepers, being Chidinma Nkiruka (Edo Queens); Nelly Ekeh (Sunshine Queens); Inyene Etim (Abia Angels); Omini Monle (Bayelsa Queens).
The defenders are Rofiat Imuran (Rivers Angels); Jumoke Alani (Edo Queens); Motunrayo Ezekiel (Naija Ratels); Oluwatosin Demehin (Rivers Angels); Omowunmi Oshobukola (Edo Queens); Oluwabunmi Oladeji (Naija Ratels); Oluchi Ohaegbulem (Confluence Queens); Chidinma Ogbuchi (FC Robo Queens); and Deborah Abiodun (Rivers Angels).
Midfielders that made Danjuma’s squad are Basirat Amoo (Nasarawa Amazons); Esther Onyenezide (FC Robo Queens); Yina Adoo (Nasarawa Amazons); Anuoluwapo Yusuf (Bayelsa Queens); and Chinyere Kalu (Nasarawa Amazons).
The invited forwards are Joy Jerry (Bayelsa Queens); Mercy Idoko (Nasarawa Amazons); Flourish Sebastine (Edo Queens); Taiwo Lawal (FC Robo Queens); Precious Vincent (Bayelsa Queens); Blessing Okpe (Rivers Angels); Chiamaka Okwachukwu (Royal Queens); and Amarachi Onyenekwe (Nasarawa Amazons).
The press statement disclosed at length: “Coach Chris Danjuma has called up 26 players to the camp of the Nigeria’s U20 Girls, Falconets ahead of this month’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying cracker against Cameroon’s U20 Girls, Junior Lionesses.
“The list includes defender and captain Oluwatosin Demehin, goalkeeper Omini Monle, midfielders Basirat Amoo and Esther Onyenezide, and forwards Flourish Sebastine, Mercy Idoko and Precious Vincent.
“A 15-goal haul in their last three matches has taken the two-time World Cup finalists to the penultimate round of the African qualifying series for this year’s finals, which will hold in Costa Rica.
“The Falconets hammered their Central African Republic counterparts 7-0 away and 4-0 at home in the second round, before a 4-0 bashing of hosts Congo in Brazzaville. The Congolese opted not to travel to Nigeria for the reverse tie.
“Cameroon will host the first leg of the penultimate round in Douala on Sunday, 23rd January, with the return leg to hold at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos a fortnight later.
“The winner will have a date with the winner of the fixture Senegal/Morocco for a slot at the 2022 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Costa Rica in August.
“All the invited players have been directed to report at the Serob Legacy Hotel, Wuye in Abuja on Wednesday, 5th January 2022 with their training kits and covid19 vaccination cards.”
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