Falconets head coach Moses Aduku is upbeat his team will record a positive outing against the Lionesses of Senegal, reports Completesports.com.
Nigeria head into the second leg of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final qualifying round tie with a slim 1-0 advantage.
“We will overcome because we have reviewed the match and taken a lot of lessons on board. I commend the girls for regrouping after a tough first half, adjusting tactics and showing character in the second half. We could have won by more goals because we created a number of opportunities in that second period,” Aduku told thenff.com.
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“In Senegal, we must defend resolutely and attack with purpose. We will play with focus and determination.”
Meanwhile, the Confederation of African Football, CAF, has appointed officials from the Kingdom of Morocco to take charge of the game.
Zakia El Grini will be the referee, to be assisted by Karima Khadiri (AR1) and Ihsane Ennouajeli Nouajli (AR2), with Zoulaikha Harmasse as fourth official. Oumou Souleymane Kane from Mauritania will be the commissioner while Kenyan Alice Kimani will be in the role of referee assessor.
Saturday’s encounter will hold at the
for Stade Lat Dior in Thies, which is 70 kilometres from the capital, Dakar.
The game will kick-off at 5pm Senegal time (6pm Nigeria time).
By Adeboye Amosu
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Falconets Ferocious Finishers to Finish the Job in Senegal
For us, fans of the Falconets, the painful absence of rising star Janet Akekoromowei will be a pain too hard to bear. Whether in the domestic scene or on the international stage, Janet has made scoring goals seem as simple and seamless as seeing a sommelier scribe a sonnet about spumante.
We wish her speedy recovery.
In her absence, we hope that Lilliputian striker Kindness Ifeanyi continues to be delightful and deadly in front of goal. Though knee-high-to-a-grasshoper, Kindness glides across grass with grace and eloquence with gracious footwork and ferocity in her shots, only to rise higher than an electricity pylon, to connect with headers with electric effect.
This Falconets team has quite an impressive curb appeal upfront with the likes of Shakirat Moshood, Tumininu Adeshina and Ramota Kareem, who all harbour hatred for the back of opposition nets, nets they are brutally waiting to burn down with beautiful goals past despairing goalkeepers.
“In Senegal, we must attack with purpose. We will play with focus and determination,” said Coach Aduku.
Going by the burning desire, danger, and deadly dramatics of the strikers on display, the Falconets should be able to get the job done so long as the midfield produces a tapestry of passes and the defence keeps it tight.
Progression to the final stage of the qualifiers beckons.
Hi @deo.The little lady Kindness Ifeanyi is a special talent.She and Moshood should be deployed on either side of the flanks.These duo have too much quality and can shoot and equally are creative.
However,I’m bothered by the absence of Janet because the lady who came in for her after her injury wasn’t good enough.I keep wondering the whereabout of Chidi and Effiong both under 17 class of 2023.Have you got any idea?
Hello Greenturf,
Thanks. I actually tried to research Chidi Harmony and Peace Effiong when I was prepared my piece above.
Apparently, neither striker has ‘graduated’ to be Falconets. Chidi Harmony (who has struggled with injuries recently) is still 16 years old. Peace Effiong is still officially 15 years old.
Hence, both of them qualify still for this year’s Under 17 women’s world cup in Morocco and should be considered for the next round of qualifiers for that world cup in May.
Thanks mate