Brazil Name Squad, Arrange Friendly With Cameroon Ahead Showdown With Nigeria On October 1

Luiz Antônio Ribeiro , coach of Brazil’s Women’s Under-17 team, has announced a 21-player roster for the upcoming World Cup which will take place in Jordan September 30 to October 21

The squad is composed of 3 goalkeepers, 3 central defenders, 2 fullbacks, 7 midfielders and 6 strikers, including the prolific Ceilândia star Nycole Sobrinho.

The South Americans will begin Group C play on October 1 when they tackle African powerhouse Nigeria at the King Abdullah Stadium, Amman.

The Brazilian girls, who arrived in Jordan on Sunday, will face Cameroon on September 25 to prepare the team for the clash with the Flamingos, three days after they take on Jordan in another friendly.

Brazil 21-Player Squad

Goalkeepers : Nicole Ramos, Kemelli Trugilho Firmiano Ferreira, Stefane Pereira Rosa

Defenders    : Camila Silva Soares, Thais Regina da Silva, Tainara de Souza da Silva, Isabella de Almeida Fernandes,
Thais Reiss de Araujo

Midfielders : Juliana da Silva Passari , Angelina Alonso Costantino, Kawane Luiz Ribeiro, Raquel Domingues Batista , Bianca Caetano Ferrara, Micaelly Brazil dos Santos, Isabela Alvares da Silva

Attackers : Maria Jhulia Azarias , Kerolin Nicoli Israel Ferraz, Jaqueline Ribeiro dos Santos Almeida, Ana Vitória Angélica K. de Araújo, Nycole Raysla Silva Sobrinho and Laissa Nascimento Santos

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Photo Credit : cbf.com.br