Nigeria’s Flamingos will take on Algeria in the final qualifying round for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The pairing was confirmed after Algeria defeated Botswana in the second round. The North Africans thrashed Botswana 4-0 in the second leg, second round of the qualifiers on Sunday to go through 5-2 on aggregate. On … Read more
Head coach Bankole Olowookere said on Friday that Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, will not leave any room for a possible sucker punch as they take on their South African counterparts in a FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifying match in Ikenne-Remo on Saturday. “We are very much aware of the fact that it is never over … Read more
Flamingos head coach Bankole Olowookere heaped plaudits on his players after their away victory over South Africa on Saturday. The Nigerian girls defeated their hosts 3-1 at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria. Shakirat Moshood gave Nigeria the lead after 20 minutes. Forward Harmony Chidi doubled the Flamingos’ lead from the penalty spot five minutes before … Read more
Bantwana of South Africa head coach Ntombifuthi Khumalo has expressed disappointment with her team’s performance against Nigeria. South Africa lost 3-1 to the Flamingos in the first leg of their 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup second round qualifying tie at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria on Saturday. Harmony.Chidi bagged a brace for Nigeria , … Read more
Nigeria’s Flamingos defeated South Africa 3-1 in Pretoria on Saturday, in the first-leg, second round of the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers on Saturday. Harmony Chidi bagged a brace while Shakirat Moshood got one of the goals to put the Flamingos in a very good position to progress into the final qualifying round. … Read more
Bantwana of South Africa head coach Ntombifuthi Khumalo has revealed his team’s plan to beat the Flamingos of Nigeria. South Africa will host Bankole Olowookere’s side in the first leg of the second qualifying round tie at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria on Saturday. The Bantwana are targeting a third appearance at the FIFA U-17 … Read more
Nigeria’s Flamingos arrived Pretoria on Thursday morning for their 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup second round, first leg qualifier against the Bantwana of South Africa. On arrival at the OR Tambo International Airport, they met with four-time African Player of the Year, and President of Cameroon Football Federation, Samuel Eto’o Fils. Eto’o shook hands … Read more
The South Africa Football Association, SAFA, has thrown the gates open for this weekend’s 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup clash between Bantwana and Flamingos. The second round first leg tie will hold at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria on Saturday. SAFA charged the fans to come out in large numbers to show their support … Read more
Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, will on Wednesday fly out of the country to South Africa for the first of their two-leg FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against the U17 girls of South Africa, known as Bantwana. The match, for which the Confederation of African Football has selected Kenyan officials to manage, will kick … Read more
The Confederation of African Football , CAF, has appointed Kenyan official, Josephine Wanjiku, as referee for next week’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifier between Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, and their South African counterparts, Bantwana, slated for Pretoria. The Flamingos and Bantwana will clash starting 3pm South Africa time (2pm Nigeria) on Saturday, 8th March … Read more