England To Unleash Arsenal, Chelsea & Man City Starlets On Nigeria U17s At World Cup

England U17 Head Coach, John Griffiths, has announced a 21-player roster for the upcoming FIFA Women&rsquo;s U17 World Cup. in Jordan. <br /><br />An analysis of the roster revealed that 3 goalkeepers, 7 defenders, 5 midfielders and 6 attackers have been selected in the squad.<br /><br />Arsenal have contributed five players to the roster, followed by Chelsea and Manchester City with four and three players respectively. <br /><br />The Young Lionesses face Nigeria U17s at the Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa on October 4.<br /><br />The Flamingos parading the likes of Ngozi Okobi, Ebere Orji, Desire Oparanozie and Helen Ukaonu lost 1-0 to England at the 2008 World Cup hosted by New Zealand. <br /><br /><u><b>England U17 Squad </b></u><br /><br /><b>Goalkeepers (3)</b>: Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City), Katie Startup (Chelsea), Georgia Valentine (Reading)<br /><br /><b>Defenders</b> <b>(7)</b>: Flo Allen (Bristol City), Taylor Hinds (Arsenal), Lois Joel (Chelsea), Anna Patten (Arsenal), Kelsey Pearson (Blackburn Rovers), Grace Smith (Aston Villa), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal)<br /><br /><b>Midfielders</b> <b>(5)</b>: Anna Filbey (Arsenal), Laura Hooper (Arsenal), Jessie Jones (Yeovil Town), Hollie Olding (Chelsea), Connie Scofield (Birmingham City)<br />&nbsp;<b><br />Forwards</b> <b>(6)</b>: Ellie Brazil (Birmingham City), Hannah Cain (Sheffield FC), Niamh Charles (Liverpool), Alessia Russo (Chelsea), Georgia Stanway (Manchester City), Ella Toone (Manchester City)<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : fifa.com<br />
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