2022 U-20 WCup: Falconets Set To Fly To Costa Rica
The Falconets of Nigeria are expected to pick their ticket to the 2022 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica when they host their counterparts from Senegal in Benin City tomorrow.
Forward Flourish Sebastine hit a hat-trick in the first leg before the home team earned and put away a penalty in the final seconds, for a 3-1 victory for Nigeria. The Falconets have finished as runners-up at two editions of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, in 2010 and 2014, and reached the semi finals in 2012.
The Senegalese delegation arrived in Nigeria yesterday morning and would be flown to Benin City this morning for the match which is billed for the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium at 4 pm.
To reach this final stage, the Falconets turned back their counterparts from Central African Republic 11-0 on aggregate, before beating Republic of Congo 4-0 in Brazzaville in a third round, first leg match.
The result discouraged the Congolese from flying to Nigeria for the second leg.
In the fourth round, the Falconets unplugged Cameroon’s Young Lionesses 3-0 on aggregate.
This year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup will be held in Costa Rica in the month of August.
