Tag: Dominican Republic 2024
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Dominican Republic 2024: Flamingos secure world cup ticket
Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, have secured their ticket to the 8th FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals to be staged in the Dominican Republic later this year, after a 2-0 defeat of their Liberian counterparts at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Friday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. Victory took the aggregate tally to 6-1 in…
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U17 WWC: Flamingos ready to rain goals on Liberia
Head Coach Bankole Olowookere is confident that the Nigeria U17 girls, Flamingos, will not take their feet off the pedal when they take on their Liberian counterparts in a FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup final qualifying match in Abuja on Friday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. “We are battle-ready for the match on Friday. The girls are raring…
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Dominican Republic 2024: Flamingos eager to grab World Cup ticket, tackle Liberia
After a 4-1 win away from home in the first leg, Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, are keen to conclude their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualification race on a high as they host their counterparts from Liberia at the MKO Abiola National Stadium on Friday evening, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. Goals by the irrepressible Harmony Chidi, Peace…
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Dominican Republic 2024: Olowookere says Flamingos will play as if on home soil
Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has assured that the Nigeria U17 girls, Flamingos, will play as if they are on home soil when they take on their Liberian counterparts in their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup final qualifying fixture in Monrovia on Sunday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. “The atmosphere is great and the city of Monrovia is friendly.…
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Six African teams battle for Dominican Republic spots
The heat is on in Africa’s U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers with six nations – Burundi, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Zambia, and Liberia – emerging from the playoff rounds to fight for the final three spots in the Dominican Republic tournament, Nigeriasoccernet.com writes. Burundi crushed Djibouti 18-0 on aggregate, while Nigeria, the reigning champions, thrashed Burkina…
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Dominican Republic 2024: Flamingos to fly into Monrovia on Thursday
Nigeria’s U17 girls’ delegation Flamingos will fly into the Liberian capital, Monrovia, on Thursday ahead of Sunday’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup final qualifying fixture, first leg encounter against their Liberian counterparts as made available to Nigeriasoccernt.com. To reach this stage, the 2022 World Cup bronze medallists dispatched their counterparts from Central African Republic and…
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U-17 WC: Olowookere sure of final hurdle ticket as Flamingos return
Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, are back in the country following their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifying match against Burkina Faso’s U17 girls in Bamako, Mali on Saturday that ended in a 1-1 draw, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. Head Coach Bankole Olowookere said on arrival in Abuja on Tuesday that the support of Nigerians based in Bamako…
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Dominican Republic 2024: Burkinabe girls hold Flamingos to 1-1 draw in Bamako
FIFA World Cup bronze medallists Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw by Burkina Faso in the first leg of their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup third round qualifying fixture in Bamako on Saturday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. The irrepressible Harmony Chidi, who netted five of the Nigerian team’s 12 goals against Central African Republic in the…
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Dominican Republic 2024: Flamingos pummel Talent Academy ahead departure to Bamako
The Nigeria U17 Women’s National Team, Flamingos, on Saturday thrashed Soccer Talent Academy 9-1 in Abuja, in their first preparatory match ahead of their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Burkina Faso, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. The visitors drew the first blood when their striker took advantage of poor communication between goalkeeper Ijeoma Uzoma and defender Prisca Nwachukwu. However, their celebration did…
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Dominican Republic 2024: Burkinabe U17 girls to host Flamingos on neutral ground, Bamako
Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos will have the advantage of playing their away match against their Burkinabe counterparts in a 2024 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture on a neutral ground, with the world body having insisted that the Burkinabes cannot play in Ouagadougou as their home venue is not up to standard. The decision…
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Dominican Republic 2024: CAF appoint Zakia El Grini as the referee, others for Flamingos clash with Central African Republic
On Friday, Flamingos will clash in the return leg against Central African Republic, with the Confederation of African Football having appointed Moroccan official Zakia El Grini as the referee, while her compatriots Ihsane Nouajli, Karima Khadiri and Sabah Sadir will serve as assistant 1, assistant 2 and fourth official respectively, Nigeriasoccernet.com can confirm. Naa Odofoley…
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Dominican Republic 2024: Ruthless Flamingos pummel Central African Republic 6-0 in Douala
Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos have set off on another FIFA World Cup journey with a strong warning to opponents, as they dismissed their counterparts from Central African Republic 6-0 in an African second round, first leg qualification game in Douala, Cameroon on Sunday. Harmony Chidi opened the floodgates as early as the 5th minute, and…
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Dominican Republic 2024: NFF restores World Cup bronze-winning Flamingos’ technical crew
The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation has approved the re-appointment of the technical crew of the U17 Women National Team, Flamingos, led by Coach Bankole Olowookere, which led the team to Nigeria’s first-ever podium finish at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup, in India in 2022. Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered through the Thenff.com that the…
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Relegation Battle: Dessers aims, Okereke scores as Cremonese-Verona share spoils
The struggle for topflight survival continues for Cremonese after Simone Verdi’s late equalizer canceled David Okereke’s superb effort as Hellas Verona played a 1-1 a draw against Cremonese, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. A cross-field pass seemed to surprise Fabio Depaoli, who made a mess of the control, effectively setting up David Okereke to then shake off Giangiacomo Magnani…
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Serie A: Udinese confirm Success’ injury
Italian Serie A side Udinese have confirmed the injury to Nigeria international, Isaac Success after their 3-0 win over Cremonese, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. Success had an impressive game over the weekend and also scored one of the three goals before picking up the injury. His coach, Andrea Sottil was full of praise for him but also gave away…
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Serie A: Boniface gets AC Milan thinking
Union Saint Gilloise forward Victor Boniface is now on the transfer wishlist of Italian outfit AC Milan, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. The Serie A title holders are looking to bring in a new striker following the disappointing performance of Belgium international, Divock Origi. The 22-year-old has caught the eye following his impressive showing for Union Saint Gilloise in…
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Serie A:Osimhen announces his return with a big strike
Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen made his comeback and smashed a strike against the crossbar as Napoli failed to break down the Hellas Verona in their Italian Serie A match day 30 encounter, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports. The Partenopei continue to struggle as they were limited to only a shot on target for over 70 minute even though…
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Serie A : Desser’s goal too late to save Cremonese
Super Eagles striker Cyril Desser played all 90 minutes on Saturday evening but was in the loosing side as Cremonese lost to Monza 3-2. Monza even while away from home were running away with a win as they lead 3-0 after 55 minutes with a goal from Patrick Ciurria and a brace from Gianluca Caprari.…
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“We Must Continue Like This, Work Hard, Pretending We Are Not At The Top Of The Table.” Osimhen Advises His Team.
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has charged his teammates to continue to ‘work hard, pretending like they are not at the top of the table.’ The Parthenopeans last won the league in 1990 and despite they’ve been close to winning it in recent years, Napoli’s chances have never been this high. Napoli are the only unbeaten…
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“I am only focused on this season and then we’ll see what happens.” Osimhen Opens Up On His Future
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen may consider a move a way from Napoli when the season ends but will focus on the current season to help his side win titles. The Nigeria international has been targeted by several top clubs, especially in the Premier League, but does not want to leave the Stadio Maradona in the…