Nigeria’s Falconets defeated Black Princesses of Ghana 3-0 to claim the title at the WAFU B U-20 Girls Tournament in Bénin Republic.
It was Moses Aduku’s side second win over Ghana in the competition.
The Falconets beat Black Princesses 3-1 when both teams clashed at the same Stade Omnisport d’Adjohoun last Saturday.
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The Black Princesses were unable to stop the rampaging Nigerians who were 2-0 up before the 25th minute, courtesy goals by Akekoromowei (17th minute) and Alaba Olabiyi (24th minute).
Ramotalahi Kareem added the third on the hour mark.
Victory sprang the Falconets to nine points and plus eight goals difference (they have scored thrice in each of their three games).
They will take on Young Amazons of Benin in their last game of the competition on Wednesday.
By Adeboye Amosu
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I am so happy to see Ramota Kareem shine in this tournament. She is a highly skilled striker with a bright future if nurtured properly.
Woman mountain Janet Akekoromowei is also one to watch. Her bruising style and purposeful approach marks her out as a centre forward of repute at this level.
Doing a double against Ghana in this Wafu tournament – Nigeria’s bitterest rivals at any level – is no mean feat.
All the players have done well. They ruthless in front and rigorous at the back in scoring goals and conceding less.
The team is rough around certain edges as they game-play, passing routines and overall integration can be better. However, the building blocks are there and this team is definitely moving in the right direction.
I look forward to players like Chidi Harmony and Peace Effiong returning to this team, then they will be even more unstoppable.
Wel done to the Flamingos
Where are all the nay and doom and gloom sayers, who said the Ghanaian Princesses were better than our Falconets? Suddenly they are speechless and gone into hiding!
A team comprehensively beat the Ghanaians twice in a row- aggregate 6-1 and in the eyes of the Nigerian(?) pessimism and negativity spinners, they are not as good as the tormented team. Na wa for una sef!
Lol. Super Eagles won the nations cup in 2013 and reached the final in 2023, yet Okocha, one of Nigeria’s greatest exports, said the decline of eagles started in 2002 – 23 years ago.
I have always wondered how people like Gusau ended up managing Nigerian football affairs but then one can still lead in spite of the cluelessness.
Go back and watch the first game between Nigeria and Ghana still on YT and if you can still vouch the team had identity of a Nigerian team, then ….
Even Deo, the women football chief advocate only found positive with the number 9 out of the whole match experience carefully remaining silent on that performance.
The Falconets first participated in FIFA under 20 world cup in 2002 and was unrecognizable that day.
I’ve watched all their matches and even the final one against Benin tomorrow – all have been played at 10AM.
Rather than celebrate pyrrhic victories in friendlies that the flamingoes used to finally embarrass the nation on the world stage (after posting 10 clean sheets in local friendly games) as if we were still New Caledonia against Morocco (still learning the robes), the foundation is still flawed and you are not seeing it.
Should we continue to give NFF free FIFA and CAF grants for them to not build capacity of our feeder teams and yet get embarrassed consistently for playing flawed football?
Aduku is still “new” in my eyes but it is very obvious our cadet coaches are following the same bland template of long balls.
Deo calls it functional football but for me it’s unsustainable.
All of you bad mouthing this young ladies where are you? You all know urself so I’m not gonna tag nobody.