…The host nation will take part in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup™ for the third time, and attempt to become the first team since Germany in 2010 to capture the crown at home.
MON AUG 26 2024-theGBJournal| FIFA has confirmed names of a 21-women strong Nigerian contingent to the U-20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024™, including Head Coach, Musa Christopher and Ekpo Efioanwan, and Mansur Abdulahi as Assistant Coaches. Audu Yahaya is named alongside the Assistant Coaches as Goalkeeping coach.
The squad list for all the 24 participating countries at the tournament was released today by FIFA, just five days away to the tournament kick-off, as anticipation mounts for the first of two FIFA women’s youth tournaments taking place this year.
The world’s brightest emerging talents and future superstars of the women’s game will take to the field in South America from 31 August to 22 September 2024.
A total of 504 players have been called up by the participating nations to follow in the footsteps of global stars such as Marta, Alex Morgan, Asisat Oshoala, Salma Paralluelo, Alexandra Popp, Christine Sinclair and countless others who first showed the world what they could do at this event.
The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024™ will be the first edition of the tournament to feature 24 teams, delivering on FIFA’s commitment to providing more opportunities to more players across the globe.
SABASTINE Flourish (Free Agent), NKPA Lucky (Heartland Queens FC), OSIGWE Goodness (Edo Queens), AKEKOROMOWEI Janet (Asisat Oshoala Academy), AJAKAYE Opeyemi (FC Robo Queens) are included in the Nigeria team as forwards while OMILANA Faith of Naija Ratels FC, MGBECHI Anderline of Delta Queens FC and BAKARE Shukura of Nasarawa Amazons FC are named as goalkeepers.
The host nation will take part in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup™ for the third time, and attempt to become the first team since Germany in 2010 to capture the crown at home.
This will be the third FIFA tournament held in the South American nation after the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2011™ and the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016™.
Furthermore, it will be the second edition of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup organised in the CONMEBOL region, after Chile hosted the event in 2008.
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