Nigeria Flamingoes Seek Support in FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup Qualifying

Head Coach of Flamingoes Bankole Olowokere has called for massive home support this Saturday at the MKO Abiola National stadium Abuja as his girls aim to stroll past their Burkinabe opponents into the final qualifying round of FIFA U17 World Cup.

Coach Olowokere made the call in Abuja after the Nigerian team arrived from Mali where they played out a 1-1 draw against Burkina Faso in the 1st leg of the African qualifying.

He said support of Nigerians based in Bamako helped put the Flamingos in the right spirit during the first leg.

“We appreciate the support of Nigerians for the Flamingos over the years, but we are calling specially for their support this weekend when we take on the Burkina Faso girls in the return leg of our qualifying fixture. The Flamingos will be ready to do the nation proud by winning to reach the last round of the qualification series,” Bankole appealed.

“I have the players to do the job. All we are asking for is support from the stands. Our objective is to not only win the ticket, but to go to the World Cup and surpass our last outing of third-place finish in India in 2022.”

Chidi Harmony scored for Nigeria in the 55th minute of the 1st leg but poor communication in the defence led to Burkina Faso equalizing with six minutes left through Rainata Oubda.

Victory over the Burkinabes will set the Flamingos up for the final qualifying fixture against the winner of the Senegal/Liberia fixture.

The Senegalese lead 3-1 going into the second leg in Monrovia this weekend.