Nigeria’s U-20 girls’s nationwide staff, the Falconets, will face Senegal within the third spherical of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup African qualifiers when motion resumes in February subsequent 12 months.
The Adukwu led facet cruised previous Rwanda within the second spherical, sealing a complete 5–0 mixture victory.
After a slim 1–0 first-leg win in Kigali courtesy of Olabiyi’s Seventieth-minute strike, the Falconets returned to Ibadan to finish the job in type.
They swept off their guests 4–0. Objectives from Oscar, Adeshina, Akekoromwei, and Afolabi ensured a dominant passage to the following stage.
Senegal, in the meantime, had been much more ruthless of their second-round encounter in opposition to Algeria.
The West Africans received 2–0 in Thiès and adopted it up with a convincing 4–0 triumph away in Blida, claiming a 6–0 mixture victory.
Sarr, Badio, Pène, Sagna, and an personal purpose from Rekibi highlighted their firepower.
The third-round conflict guarantees to be one of the vital intriguing ties of the qualifiers, with each nations boasting attacking energy and youthful vitality.
Nigeria, two-time FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup finalists, will depend on their pedigree and depth, whereas Senegal will purpose to spring an upset and proceed their spectacular marketing campaign.
Elsewhere, the draw additionally pits continental heavyweights in opposition to one another, with Ghana taking over South Africa, Uganda assembly Zambia, and Cameroon battling Botswana. Different ties embody Kenya vs Tanzania, Cote d’Ivoire vs DR Congo, Egypt vs Benin, and Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi.
The third spherical of qualifiers will kick off in February 2026, with mixture winners advancing one step nearer to the worldwide showpiece.
For the Falconets, the highway to Chile continues, however Senegal’s stern problem awaits.
The mixture winner over the 2 legs will transfer into the fourth spherical, the ultimate part of the qualifying the place the final 4 standing groups will signify Africa on the FIFA U20 Girls World Cup.
Third spherical fixtures at a look
Nigeria vs Senegal
Cameroon vs Botswana
Kenya vs Tanzania
Ghana vs South Africa
Uganda vs Zambia
Cote d’Ivoire vs DR Congo
