The Falconets of Nigeria were knocked out of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia after a 2-1 loss to Japan in the round of 16 in the early hours of Friday morning, Afrosport reports. Christopher Danjuma's ladies made it to this stage after finishing second in Group D behind Germany and ahead of South Korea and Venezuela. They were however unable to match...
The Falconets of Nigeria began their 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup campaign on a strong note with a 1-0 Group D win over South Korea in Bogota in the early hours of Monday morning, Afrosport reports. Very little separated the two sides that created a host of chances at the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo. However, the deadlock was broken in the 86th minute when Flourish...
The Falconets of Nigeria have been drawn in Group D for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup alongside Germany, Venezuela and South Korea. Nigeria will be making their 11th consecutive appearance at the mundial where that are two-time runners-up and reached the quarter-finals of the last edition in Costa Rica two years ago. They will have it all to do against a German side that...
The Ghana U-20 women's national team came from behind to defeat Nigeria 2-1 after extra time and claim the women's football gold medal at the 2023 Africa Games on home soil. The Falconets were strong favourites going into the contest in Cape Coast having won all their games and kept clean sheets in them, and it seemed it was going to continue when Edeh Njideka put...
Ghana women’s U-20 women’s football coach Yussif Basigi is unfazed by Nigeria’s 100% record at the 2023 African Games as both sides face off in the final for the gold medal in Cape Coast on Thursday night. The Falconets have a spotless record at the games on Ghanaian soil, winning all their games and keeping clean sheets in them. This makes Nigeria favourites for a record-extending...
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