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Nigeria's women's Under 20 team known as the Falconets are set to return to the pitch.
Danjuma picked a few of his World Cup quarter-finalists from Costa Rica last year, and an impressive number from the Flamingos squad that won the bronze medals at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India a year ago.
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15:45 - 28.09.2023
Falconets: Nigeria progresses to 3rd round as Mauritius withdraws from 2024 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Nigeria's Falconets progress to 3rd round as Mauritius withdraws from 2024 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
For the 2024 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup qualifying match against the U20 girls of Tanzania next month, head coach Christopher Musa Danjuma has selected 30 Falconets.
Some of the players invited include goalkeepers Faith Omilana and Linda Jiwuaku, defenders Jumoke Alani and Tumininu Adeshina, midfielders Taiwo Afolabi, Chinyere Kalu, and Chidera Okenwa, and forwards Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, Yina Adoo, and Opeyemi Ajakaye.
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After Mauritius pulled out of the second-round match against Nigeria the Falconets received a bye to advance to the third round.
There, they will play Tanzania in two legs: the first leg will take place away in Dar es Salaam between November 10 and November 12, and the second leg will take place in Abuja between November 17 and November 19.
On Sunday, October 22, the invited players are instructed to go to the Chida Hotel in Utako, Abuja.
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The FIFA U20 Women's World Cup final competition will take place in Colombia next year, with 24 finalists instead of the 16 that competed in Costa Rica.
It has also raised the number of African flag bearers to four.
This indicates that the Falconets will have one more round to go following their match against Tanzania in order to qualify for the big house party in Colombia in September 2024.
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Invited Falconets
Goalkeepers
Linda Jiwuaku (Bayelsa Queens); Faith Omilana (Naija Ratels); Anderlin Mgbechi (Delta Queens); Shukurat Bakare (Nasarawa Amazons)
Defenders
Jumoke Alani (Edo Queens); Oluwabunmi Semilore (Naija Ratels); Oluchi Ohaegbunam (Nasarawa Amazons); Tumininu Adeshina (Naija Ratels); Shukurat Oladipo (FC Robo Queens); Comfort Folorunsho (Edo Queens); Monica Elejo (Nasarawa Amazons); Alake Kasali (Bayelsa Queens)
Midfielders
Taiwo Afolabi (Delta Queens); Chinyere Kalu (Nasarawa Amazons); Vera Samuel (Delta Queens); Shukurat Sobowale (Nasarawa Amazons); Esther Inyang (Delta Queens); Aminat Folorunsho (Rivers Angels); Gloria Evans (FCT Academy); Chidera Okenwa (Delta Queens)
Forwards
Chiamaka Okwuchukwu (Rivers Angels); Chinasa Ogor (Delta Queens); Opeyemi Ajakaye (FC Robo Queens); Adaobi Okoh (Remo Queens); Chioma Olise (Edo Queens); Chisom China (Bayelsa Queens); Lydia Joshua (Heartland Queens); Delight Isaac (Dannz Ladies); Jenat Akekoromowei (Asisat Academy); Yina Adoo (Nasarawa Amazons)
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