Nigeria will on Thursday challenge Japan for a ticket in the last eight of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup going on in Colombia, South America. Emerging from Group D as runners-up after Germany, the Falconets will have to be strong against the high-scoring Asians who banged in 13 goals, winning all three matches to top their Group E. While …

Nigeria beat Tanzania U-20 girls 2-1 (3-2 on aggregate) in the second leg of their 2024 U-20 Women’s World Cup African qualifying series second-round fixture at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, on Sunday to progress to the final round of qualifiers. Both sides battled to a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Dar es Salaam last Sunday. The Falconets …

Nigeria and Tanzania U-20 girls battled to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their 2024 U-20 Women’s World Cup African qualifying series second-round fixture in Dar es Salaam on Sunday. It was a cagey affair in the first 45 minutes as both sides tried to avoid conceding as they bid to book a spot for next year’s Mundial …

Nigeria’s Falconets have reached the quarterfinals of FIFA World Cup U20 Women’s World Cup for the fifth time in the 10 editions of the tournament. The girls did that in style in the early hours of Thursday by achieving a perfect result at the group phase beating Canada 3-1 after overcoming France and Korea Republic by a lone goal each …