Head Coach of the U-17 women national team, Flamingoes, Bala Nikyu will open camp early this week, as the girls begin preparations for next month’s FIFA U-17 women’s World Cup qualifying match against Ethiopia.
Nigeria will take on the Ethiopians in the first round of the African qualifying series of the sixth edition of the global competition, which debuted in New Zealand in 2008. The 2018 finals would be held in Uruguay.
“Nikyu and his assistants will open the team’s camp early this week. They know what is at stake and will give their best to raise a team that will do Nigeria proud not only in the qualifiers but the global championship proper,” Chairman of the NFF Technical and Development Committee, Yusuf Ahmed Fresh said.
Nikyu’s assistants include former Nigerian international, Toyin Ayinla who is the first assistant coach; Ajuma Peter Otache, who is the second assistant coach and Christian Obi, who is the goalkeepers’ trainer.