Heartland Queen’s attacker, Lucky Mary gets U20 women’s national team call up
Heartland Queens attacking sensation Lucky Mary has been listed in the 25 women squad invited to the U20 women’s national team camp ahead of the world cup qualifiers against Burundi.
Head coach of the team Coach Christopher Danjuma revealed the team list ahead of the encounter earlier this week and Heartland Queens conjure woman has been certified fit to lead the attack against Burundi when the Qualifiers kicks-off.
Heartland Queens are top of the NWFL premiership group A table going into the new year and Mary has been instrumental to that achievements with goals and lots of assist.
Lucky Mary was given WOTM award in Heartland Queen’s NWFL oriental derby win against Abia Angels at the Enyimba stadium Aba and also achieved the same feat against Confluence Queens at their home turf Dan Anyiam stadium.
Mary will be joining the rest of the squad in camp at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja before December 27, 2023.
Nigeria beat Tanzania 3-2 on aggregate in the previous round to set up a clash with Burundi.
Burundi will host the first leg of the fixture in Bujumbura within the weekend of 12th – 14th January, with the return leg at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday, 20th January.
The winner of the two-legged encounter will book a ticket to the 24-team final tournament in Colombia.
The Falconets reached the quarter-final of the 2022 FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup and hope to qualify for the next edition next year in Colombia.
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