Busari reflects on honour of leading Flamingos ahead of W'Cup qualifiers
Ahead of this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifying matches, Head Coach Akeem Busari has described leading the Flamingos as a great honour. Busari was recently appointed by the
Ahead of this year's FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifying matches, Head Coach Akeem Busari has described leading the Flamingos as a great honour. Busari was recently appointed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as head coach of the 2022 FIFA U17 Women's World Cup bronze-medallists.
His reflection comes as his side prepares for their second-round 2026 FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifying fixture against the winners of the preliminary tie between Niger Republic and Guinea. Guinea, playing away in Niamey, defeated hosts Niger Republic 5-2 to earn a comfortable first-leg advantage ahead of the return fixture in Conakry this weekend.
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"Serving the nation is an honour for me, and for the rest of the coaching crew. We are all ready to give this our best shot. We are presently trying to put our heads together as we prepare the team for the second-round fixture. We are looking to see how best to prepare the girls, play a few games and put the team in match shape," said the former Pacesetter Queens gaffer.
Busari has invited 36 players to camp — five goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 13 midfielders and eight forwards.
The first leg of the second-round fixture will take place on the weekend of 22–24 May, with Nigeria hosting the return leg on Saturday, 30 May.
