Kickoff
(Cape Town)
7 October 2008
Nigeria's Under-17 Women team, the Flamingos, arrived at their training camp in Germany for their final preparations for the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup finals.
A team of 25 players and seven technical officials flew out of Lagos on Saturday to Dubai, where they connected a flight to Frankfurt in Germany.
Nigeria and Ghana will represent Africa at the World Cup scheduled for New Zealand.
The final list of 21 players will be drawn 10 days ahead of the competition, with the Flamingos scheduled to depart Germany on October 23 and arrive in New Zealand on October 25.
The full team
Favour Okeke, Chioma Egwuenu, Doris Ewhubare, Onyinyechi Ohadugha, Maria Nwoko, Gloria Ofoegbu, Eno Umoh, Ngozi Ebere, Ugochi Oparanozie, Amarachi Okoronkwo, Ngozi Okobi, Marbel Egwuenu, Ifeyinwa Ibe, Soo Adekwagh, Helen Ukaonu, Mercy Amanze, Ebere Orji, Josephine Chukwunonye, Prudent Ugoh, Francisca Ordega, Alaba Jonathan, Rosemary Njoku, Regina MacFancy, Asebe Adamu and Amenze Aighewi.
Head coach: Felix Ibe-Ukwu; Assistant coaches: Eucharia Uche and Augustine Iyamu.
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