The Confederation of African Soccer (CAF) has accepted MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta to host subsequent Saturday’s FIFA U20 Ladies’s World Cup qualifier between the Falconets of Nigeria and Senegal, Sports247 experiences.
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That is sequel to a proper request to the continental physique by Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) for a change of venue, resulting from unhealthy circumstances at Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, which was initially meant to host the third spherical, first leg fixture.
NFF’s director of competitions, Ruth David disclosed that the match will now be performed at The Rock Metropolis in Ogun State resulting from deteriorating state of the pitch in Ibadan that had earlier been accepted for the encounter.
The Falconets will now relocate from Ibadan, the place they performed their second spherical, second leg conflict with Rwanda in September final 12 months and had already began coaching there forward of subsequent Saturday’s match.
It means Moses Aduku’s group, who defeated Rwanda 5-0 on mixture to qualify for this penultimate spherical of the qualifiers, must cool down rapidly as a way to defeat Senegal on February seventh in Abeokuta.
They may even intention for an mixture win throughout two legs, then transfer on to face the winner between Guinea Bissau and Malawi, as a way to attain the Feminine Youth Mundial scheduled for September in Poland.
