Nigeria Calls 30 Falconets To Camp For U-17 World Cup

Head Coach of the U-20 Women National Team, Peter Dedevbo, has invited forward Chinwendu Ihezuo and 29 other players to camp to kick-start preparations for the 8th FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup taking place in Papua New Guinea later this year.

The Falconets, who defeated Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa home and away in the qualifying series, will tackle Japan, Canada and Spain (in that order) at the finals scheduled for  between 13 November  and 3 December in the tiny nation located in the Pacific Ocean.

Among those invited are goalkeeper Sandra Chichi, defenders Ugochi Emenayo, Esther Elijah, midfielders Joy Bokiri and Tessy Biawho and forwards Uchenna Kalu, Yetunde Adeboyejo and Chinaza Uchendu.

All the invited players are to report at the Serob Legacy Hotel, Abuja on Tuesday, 27th September with their training kits, birth certificates and international passports.

ALL THE INVITED PLAYERS

Sandra Chichi (Sunshine Queens)
Patience Kalu (Rivers Angels)
Kemi Famuditi (Confluence Queens)
Chinwendu Ihezuo (BIIK Zazygurt, Kazakhstan)
Yetunde Adeboyejo (Bayelsa Queens)
Ugochi Emenayo (Nasarawa Amazons)
Uchenna Kanu (Orlando Kicks, USA)
Chinaza Uchendu (Nasarawa Amazons)
Ogechi Ukwuoma (Delta Queens)
Glory Ogbonna (Ibom Queens)
Ginika Ikeh (Nasarawa Amazons)
Amarachi Ojinma (Rivers Angels)
Tessy Biahwo (Nasarawa Amazons)
Christy Ohiaeriaku (IFKO Stersund, Sweden)
Mercy Vincent (Confluence Queens)
Mary Ologbosere (Ibom Queens)
Aminat Yakubu (Minsk FC, Belarus)
Ihuoma Onyebuchi (Sunshine Queens)
Esther Elijah (Osun Queens)
Onyinye Okeke (Edo Queens)
Joy Bokiri (Bayelsa Queens)
Valerie Awelewa (Genk FC, Belgium)
Lilian Atule (Bayelsa Queens)
Adebisi Hameevah (FC Robo)
Ekaete Akpata (Ibom Queens)
Shenken Lima (Garden City Bronc Busters, USA)
Fubiana Briggs (Ibom Queens)
Opeyemi Aiyeniberu (Sunshine Queens)
Charity Chetachukwu (Ibom Queens)
Bashirat Amoo (Osun Queens)

 Meanwhile, reigning champions Madagascar have become the final team to qualify for the second edition of the CAF Beach Soccer Cup of Nations that Nigeria will take place between 13th  and 18th December 2016.

 Host Nigeria had earlier been joined by Egypt, Libya and Morocco who qualified following the withdrawal of Uganda, Liberia and Sudan respectively.

 In the qualifying matches for the championship, played over the weekend, last year’s losing finalists Senegal saw off Cape Verde in the second leg in Dakar, after hammering their hosts 7-2 away in Sal Island. Cote d’Ivoire, semi finalists at the 2015 finals in Seychelles, completed a double over Tanzania.

 Ghana dismissed Kenya 7-1 in Accra, in addition to a 10-3 spanking handed to the Kenyans in the first leg in Mombasa.

 Cup holders Madagascar got the better of Mozambique and will be hoping to re-enact the great form they showed in defeating Senegal in the final in Seychelles last year.