Awawu Bashiru
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| Date of birth | 2010 (age 15–16) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Awawu Bashiru (born March 30, 2010) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. She represents the Nigeria women's national under-17 football team (known as the Flamingos) during the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
International Career
Bashiru was born in Nigeria. She rose through the ranks of youth football before playing for the national team. She plays primarily as a midfielder. She earned a selection for Nigeria's squad heading to the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup hosted in Morocco.
Honours and awards
Nigeria U17
References
- ↑ "Awawu Bashiru - Nigeria U17 Midfielder". ESPN. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
- ↑ FootballInNigeria.com.ng (2026-11-05). "Awawu Bashiru, 16, Emerges as Flamingos' Semi-Final Hero". Retrieved 2026-11-08.
- ↑ Ayobami, Ayooluwa (2026-11-07). "JUST IN: Flamingos Beat Japan to Win First U-17 Women's World Cup". Trending News. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
- ↑ SPORTS, BSN. "First Start, Two Goals, Player of the Match: Awawu Bashiru Inspires Flamingos to Historic World Cup Final". First Start, Two Goals, Player of the Match: Awawu Bashiru Inspires Flamingos to Historic World Cup Final. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
- ↑ Fasetire, Sam O'Femi (2026-11-05). "Awawu Bashiru Joins Flamingos' Roll Call Of Historic Performers At FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup". Sports247 Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
- ↑ "Awawu Bashiru and coach Akeem Busari spoke following Nigeria's historic U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2026 success". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
- ↑ "2026 U-17 WWC: Bashiru relishes Flamingos' victory over Brazil". Daily Post Nigeria. 2026-11-05. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
- ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Final: Awawu Bashiru Fires Nigeria Ahead Against Japan | Dailysports". dailysports.net. 2026-11-07. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
- ↑ "Nigeria 5-0 Niger: Chidi, Bashiru, Sunday, Dunstan, Rotimi find the net for Flamingos in WAFU‑B U17 Girls Cup". AllNigeriaSoccer. 2026-09-16. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
- ↑ Obah, Amara (2026-09-27). "Flamingos defeat Togo 4-0 to win WAFU-B Girls Cup". ACLSports. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
- ↑ "Nigeria 5-0 Niger: Chidi, Bashiru, Sunday, Dunstan, Rotimi find the net for Flamingos in WAFU‑B U17 Girls Cup". AllNigeriaSoccer. 2026-09-16. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
- ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup – Africa on top of the World as Nigeria wins the title for the first time". FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – Africa on top of the World as Nigeria wins the title for the first time. Retrieved 2026-11-08.