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Tanzania force Falconets to 1-1 draw in Dar es Salaam
Nigeria and Tanzanian girls battled to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup African qualifying series second round fixture in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
2024 U-20 WWCQ: Falconets progress to third round as Mauritius withdraw
Players of Nigeria pose prior to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022 group C match between Korea Republic and Nigeria at Alejandro Morera Soto on August 14, 2022 in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Photo by FIFA
It’s Falconets vs Black Princesses in WAFU B U-20 Girls Cup final
Nigeria on Wednesday defeated Benin Republic 3-0 to book a date with perennial rivals, Ghana, in the final of the maiden WAFU B U-20 Girls Cup of Nations holding in Kumasi, Ghana. To qualify for the final, Ghana’s Black Princesses beat Burkina Faso 3-1 in the second semifinals.
Falconets aim for another big win against Togo
Still thrilled by their 7-0 spanking of the U-20 girls of Niger Republic in the opening match of Group B of the on-going WAFU B U-20 Women Championship in Kumasi, Nigeria’s Falconets cannot wait for today to fire from all cylinders once more, against their Togolese counterparts, to reach the tournament’s semifinals before their match against Burkina Faso on Sunday. Forward Opeyemi Ajakaye, who won a FIFA U-17 World Cup bronze medal with the Flamingos in India last year, turned up with a hat-trick, and defender Jumoke Alani and midfielder Chinyere Kalu were also among the goalscorers as the World Cup quarterfinalists steamrolled the girls from Niamey on Sunday. Victory over the Togolese today, will assure the Falconets of a place in the semifinals, which is why they will pull no punches right from kickoff by 6.00 p.m. at the Baba Yara Stadium. On Sunday, the Falconets will be up against Burkina Faso in the last match of Group B, scheduled for the Paa Joe Stadium also in Kumasi. Hosts, Ghana heads Group A, which also has the Republic of Benin and Cote d’Ivoire.
Falconets tackles Niger Republic at WAFU B U20 Women Tourney
FIFA World Cup quarter-finalists, Falconets of Nigeria will today trade tackle against Niger Republic in the first match of Group B WAFU B U20 Women’s Championship in Kumasi, Ghana.