Two-time finalists Nigeria will set up camp in the Colombian capital, Bogota as, from today for a two-week final camping programme leading to the commencement of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals, which begin in that country on the last day of this month.
The ever-present Falconets, who also reached the semi-finals in Japan 12 years ago and have been in the quarter-finals in 2006, 2018 and 2022, grabbed one of Africa’s tickets to this year’s final tournament after aggregate-score defeats of Tanzania and Burundi.
The Coach Christopher Musa Danjuma-led maidens spent four weeks in the first phase of their final camping in Abuja, during which they won a series of friendly games, losing only once.
“I want to thank the NFF for arranging the two-week camping in Colombia. This will go a long way to help the team, as the players will acclimatize very well and get familiar with their surroundings before the championship begins. I assure you that we will make the best use of this opportunity”, Danjuma told thenff.com yesterday, hours before the team was due to fly out of the country to Istanbul aboard a Turkish Airline flight en route to Bogota.
On Friday, Sports Minister John Owan Enoh met with the squad and charged them to go for the ultimate prize, having won the silver medals previously and being in the semi-finals once.
“Your predecessors have done well reaching the final of the competition on two occasions and making the semi-finals once. It is now time for you to take our country further by winning the trophy.
I commend the NFF for arranging the two-week final camping for you in Colombia that will enable you to acclimatize very well before the tournament.
“The Government and the people of this great country are with you, and I am confident that you will not disappoint”.
