Nigeria’s Falconets have qualified for this year’s FIFA U-20 women’s World Cup in Poland edging out The Scorchers of Malawi.
In Saturday’s second leg, final round qualifier the Falconets lost 2-1 but go through on 3-2 aggregate win.
The coach Moses Aduku-led side won the first leg 2-0 in Ikenne, Ogun State last Saturday.
A brace from Faith Chimzimu on 9th and 56th minutes, had cancelled out the Falconets’ 2-0 first leg advantage.
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But in the 62nd minute Precious pulled a goal back which was enough to secure the ticket for the Falconets.
This will be Nigeria’s 12th appearance at the U-20 women’s World Cup since the maiden edition in 2002 in Canada.
By James Agberebi
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Deo’s “professionally produced, purposefully presented powerful performance” (last week comment) team is going to continue the free fall of Nigerian cadet football in Poland world cup.
I watched the match to the end only as an act of patriotism. The match was a beautiful eyesore. Long balls were frequently dead. Throw ins were perpetually long balls.
Long may poaching foreign born players for falcons continue.
But is Madugu even doing that still?
Finally, dominant female football performance on the continent may have since ended.
Is it that we can’t salvage our football again? Talent and coaches are gone?
The coach’s midfield is not bad, but he should seriously go and look for sharp-shooting strikers, improve the defence, and the goalkeeping departments.
I think they’re a good team overall, but I couldn’t recognize a single lethal threat upfront, unlike the Malawian girl who scored both goals. Every single move to score always heavily involved the midfielders being in and around the final third.