5 Days to 2022 FIFA U20 WWC, See the List of 21 Players that will Represent Nigeria as the Team Depart for Costa Rica on Thursday Evening

By Emmanuel Oladele - It's five days to the kickoff of the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica and the Nigeria U20 National Women's Team, the Falconets have left the shores of Nigeria on Thursday evening for Costa Rica where the 10th edition of the tournament will hold.

Ahead of the tournament, Falconets Coach Christopher Danjuma has released the list of 21 players that will represent Nigeria at the tournament, the list include team's captain Oluwatosin Demehin, Flourish Sebastine, Mercy Idoko and others. See the full list below;

FALCONETS FINAL 21 WOMAN LIST FOR COSTA RICA 2022 FIFA U20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

GOALKEEPERS

• Nelly Ekeh

• Monle Oyono

• Peace Obidinma

DEFENDERS

• Oluwatosin Demehin

• Omowunmi Oshobukola

• Rofiat Imuran

• Jumoke Alani

• Chidinma Ogbuchi

• Oluchi Ohaegbulem

MIDFIELDERS

• Bashirat Amoo

• Esther Onyenezide

• Adoo Yina

• Motunrayo Ezekiel

• Chinyere Kalu

• Deborah Abiodun

FORWARD

• Blessing Okpe

• Joy Jerry

• Mercy Idoko

• Flourish Sebastian

• Chioma Olise

• Chiamaka Okwuchukwu

Nigeria is in Group C alongside France, South Korea and Canada

FALCONETS' GROUP STAGE FIXTURES

• Fri. 12/08. France vs Nigeria 00:00 WAT. (Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José)

• Thur. 18/07. Nigeria vs Canada 03:00 WAT. (Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela)

• Sun. 14/08. South Korea vs Nigeria 21:00 WAT. (Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela)

Note that all time are in West Africa Time, same as Nigeria Time.

The tournament will be played across two Cities of Costa Rica, namely; San Jose the Capital City and Alajuela, from Wednesday 10th August to Sunday 28th August, 2022. Also, See all Sixteen participating teams below;

Group A

• Australia

• Brazil

• Costa Rica (Host)

• Spain

Group B

• Colombia

• Germany

• Mexico

• New Zealand

Group C

• Canada

• France

• South Korea

• Nigeria

Group D

• Ghana

• Japan

• Netherlands

• USA