Chris Danjuma, head coach of Nigeria’s Under-20 Women’s team, the Falconets, has thrown his weight behind his side ahead of their crucial match against Germany at the ongoing 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia. Danjuma says he is confident the Falconets will put up a better performance against the Germans in their second Group D match in Bogota on Wednesday. “The team performed well...
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...
The Falconets of Nigeria began the defence of their African Games gold medal with a comfortable 2-0 Group B win over Morocco in Cape Coast on Friday night. The Nigerian U-20 ladies were victorious at the last edition in Rabat when they defeated Cameroon on penalties for their third gold medal in the competition as the most successful side. Christopher Danjuma's ladies wasted no time against...
Falconets coach Christopher Danjuma has called up 30 players ahead of their 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Tanzania next month. The Nigerian ladies received a bye into the third round of the qualifiers after Mauritius withdrew in the previous round and Dajuma has drawn up a squad that includes the likes of forwards Chiamaka Okwuchukwu and Opeyemi Ajakaye, midfielders Taiwo Afolabi and Chinyere...
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