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 is the top competitions for this age group. Results and fixtures Legend 2022 Personnel Below is the coaching squad for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Players Current squad The following 21 players were selected for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. 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 African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women record See also Nigeria women's national football team Nigeria women's national under-20 football team Notes References External links Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) under-17 Women's national under-17 association football teams