Nigeria’s U-20 girls’s nationwide workforce, the Falconets, started their WAFU Zone B U-20 Girls’s Cup marketing campaign in emphatic vogue with a 3–1 victory over Ghana on the Stade Omnisports d’Adjohoun in Benin Republic.
Star ahead Jenat Akeremkowei was the standout performer, scoring twice within the first half within the thirty seventh and doubled the lead within the 45+1 minutes through a penalty kick handy Nigeria a cushty 2–0 lead at halftime.
The Falconets continued their dominance after the restart, including a 3rd aim via Favour, who scored instantly from a well-taken nook kick.
Ghana managed a late comfort, however it was not sufficient to bother the composed Nigerian facet.
The win places Nigeria on the prime of the standings within the 2025 WAFU B U-20 Girls’s Cup, which options three groups, Ghana, Nigeria, and Benin Republic competing in a brand new round-robin format, with every workforce enjoying the others twice.
The workforce with the best factors on the finish of the collection can be topped champions.
Nigeria will look to consolidate their lead after they face Benin Republic on Sunday at 10 a.m., as they goal to make a robust assertion of intent of their quest for regional glory.
Full-Time:
Ghana 1–3 Nigeria
Scorers: Jenat Akeremkowei (37’, 45+1’ PK, Favour (Straight from nook)
