# Nigeria women's national under-17 football team

Nigeria women's national under-17 football team, also nicknamed the Flamingoes is a youth association football team operated under the auspices of Nigeria Football Federation. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior Nigeria women's national football team. The team competes in the biennial FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women, which are the top competitions for this age group.

## Results and fixtures
### Legend

Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

### 2022
## Personnel

Below is the coaching squad for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Olanrewaju Bankole Olowookere |
| Assistant coach | Adanna Gloria Nwaneri |
| Assistant coach I | Queendolyn Akpan |
| Assistant coach II | Nojimu Morufu Adeyemo |
| Goalkeeping coach | Abubakar Ndanusa |

## Players
### Current squad

The following 21 players were selected for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Faith Oriyomi Omilana | (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 19) | Naija Ratels FC |
| 2 | 1GK | Linda Chikamso Jiwuaku | (2006-06-06) 6 June 2006 (age 18) | Confluence Queens FC |
| 3 | 1GK | Jessica Chikamso Inyiama | (2005-12-07) 7 December 2005 (age 19) | Rivers Angels FC |
| 4 | 2DF | Omamuzo Josephine Edafe | (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18) | Rivers Angels FC |
| 5 | 2DF | Miracle Ofem Usani | (2007-06-20) 20 June 2007 (age 17) | Abia Angels FC |
| 6 | 2DF | Tumininu Fatimoh Adeshina | (2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 (age 18) | Naija Ratels FC |
| 7 | 2DF | Comfort Folorunsho | (2006-01-26) 26 January 2006 (age 18) | Delta Queens FC |
| 8 | 2DF | Olamide Shakirat Oyinlola | (2006-06-08) 8 June 2006 (age 18) | Naija Ratels FC |
| 9 | 2DF | Immaculata Edet Offiong | (2005-12-25) 25 December 2005 (age 18) | Abia Angels FC |
| 10 | 2DF | Orvegwe Blessing Sunday | (2005-10-15) 15 October 2005 (age 19) | Edo Queens FC |
| 11 | 3MF | Mary Shola Aderemi | (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 17) | Bayelsa Queens FC |
| 12 | 3MF | Blessing Ngozi Emmanuel | (2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 (age 18) | Naija Ratels FC |
| 13 | 3MF | Taiwo Tewogbola Afolabi | (2007-03-02) 2 March 2007 (age 17) | Delta Queens FC |
| 14 | 3MF | Chidera Nancy Okenwa | (2005-12-12) 12 December 2005 (age 19) | Abia Angels FC |
| 15 | 3MF | Alima Maud Attervall Alase | (2006-11-06) 6 November 2006 (age 18) | IFK Göteborg |
| 16 | 3MF | Bisola Olaide Mosaku | (2006-10-19) 19 October 2006 (age 18) | Prince Kazeem Football Academy |
| 17 | 4FW | Amina Omowunmi Bello | (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 19) | Naija Ratels FC |
| 18 | 4FW | Alvine Esse Dah-zossu (captain) | (2005-10-22) 22 October 2005 (age 19) | Osun Babes FC |
| 19 | 4FW | Yetunde Zarat Ayantosho | (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 17) | Osun Babes FC |
| 20 | 4FW | Opeyemi Esther Ajakaye | (2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 (age 18) | FC Robo Queens |
| 21 | 4FW | Edidiong Raymond Etim | (2007-09-29) 29 September 2007 (age 17) | Bayelsa Queens FC |

## Honours

Intercontinental
* FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
** Third place: (2022)
Continental
* African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
** Winners: 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 & 2016

## Competitive record

The Flamingoes have been to every edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup missing only the 2018 edition. Before the 2022 edition, they've only gotten as far as the quarterfinals in the 2010, 2012 and 2014 editions respectively. They broke this "jinx" in 2022 by defeating USA in the quarterfinals via penalties after an entertaining and tightly-closed contest during regulation time which ended 1–1.

### FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2008 | Round 1 | 13th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 |
| 2012 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2014 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2016 | Round 1 | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Third place | 7/9 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 33 |

### African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women record

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women :
| Appearances: 6 |||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2008 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 2010 | Qualified for World Cup | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2012 | Qualified for World Cup | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2013 | Qualified for World Cup | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | Qualified for World Cup | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 | Second round | 2nd | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | Qualified for World Cup | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | Qualified for World Cup | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Total | 8/8 | 7 titles | 28 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 89 | 13 |

## Head-to-head record

The following table shows Nigeria's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 100.00 |
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Chile | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100.00 |
| North Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 050.00 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 050.00 |