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Soccer-Profile on Nigeria team for Women's World Cup

Yahoo! Sports | June 3, 2015

Related Topics: FIFA World Cup, Nigeria, FIFA, Mark Gleeson (journalist), Germany women's national football team

June 3 (Reuters) - Factbox on Women's World Cup qualifiers Nigeria:

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Women's World Cup record:

Previouis appearances in finals: (6) 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011

Best performance: Quarter-finals (1999)

Drawn in Group D with United States, Australia and Sweden

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Coach: Edwin Okon

Was named coach of the senior women's side after leading Nigeria's to a fourth place finish at the 2012 U-20 World Cup in Japan.

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