The Nigeria U20 Women’s team, the Falconets, have qualified for next year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea after seeing off South Africa’s Basetsana in Johannesburg on Sunday.
The Falconets beat their host 1-0 on Sunday to complete a double and progress with a 3-1 aggregate having won the first leg, 2-1, in Abuja earlier.
Chinwendu Ihezuo, who got the goals for Nigeria in Abuja, was again the hero in the second leg as she netted the only goal which now confirms Nigeria’s participation as the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup for the umpteenth time .
The Falconets have never failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup since it was launched in Canada 13 years ago. With two runner–up positions (2010 and 2014), a fourth–place finish in 2012 and quarter–final berths in Thailand (2004), Russia (2006) and Chile (2008).
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