Nigeria’s U-20 girls’s nationwide workforce, the Falconets, have safely arrived in Senegal forward of their decisive second-leg conflict within the third spherical of the FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup qualifiers.
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The Nigerian aspect carry a slender 1-0 benefit into the encounter after edging Senegal within the first leg in Abeokuta. The breakthrough got here within the second half, courtesy of a well-taken header by Kindness Ifeanyi, giving the Falconets a significant edge forward of the return fixture.
Nevertheless, the workforce might be with out ahead Janet Akekoromowei, who sustained an harm through the first leg and has been dominated out of the second-leg tie. Her absence is anticipated to check the squad’s depth as they intention to guard their slim lead on Senegalese soil.
With qualification to the FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup at stake, the Falconets might be seeking to ship a disciplined and composed efficiency to safe their development to the following stage.
All eyes now flip to Senegal as Nigeria’s younger stars search to complete the job and proceed their march towards the worldwide showpiece.
