Basetsana are one round away from booking a ticket to France for the global showpiece that will be played from August 5 to 24, but before they can start thinking about France they have to get past Nigeria over two legs, starting on Saturday at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium.
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The 9th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals will hold in five cities in France from August 7 to 26, 2018.
A 45-minute rainstorm swept through the stadium and environs just before kick-off, necessitating a delay that actually led to a meeting in which the Match Commissioner, Soudatou Djallo-Kalkaba from Cameroon, had ruled that the match would be played on Sunday
The Confederation of African Football has appointed Aurore Christelle Ligan from Benin Republic as centre referee for Saturday’s encounter at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. She will be assisted by compatriots Tempa Justine Fouti Da (Assistant Referee 1), Sonia Louis (Assistant Referee 2) and Beatrice Gouchoedou (Fourth Official).
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the match against Morocco was a second round first leg fixture in the 2018 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers
On arriving in Casablanca aboard a Royal Air Maroc flight from Lagos, the Falconets’ delegation will be flown to Sale, a city some 100km from Rabat, where they will battle the Moroccan U20 girls on Sunday evening.
Midfielder Folashade Ijamilusi and big striker Anam Imo registered their names on the score sheet as the first half ended 4-0 in favour of Nigeria.
A contingent of 18 players and eight technical and backroom staff, led by Nigeria Football Federation Executive Committee member, Babagana Kalli, departed from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Thursday aboard an Ethiopian Airline flight
Obaseki, who hosted the delegations of Nigeria and Tanzania for a dinner party at the Banquet Hall, said hosting the encounter was to support women’s football and bring back the glory of the sports.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that two goals from striker Rasheedat Ajibade and a goal by defender Lilian Rule removed the steam from the visitors in the match.
The official launch of the Theme Song, the first of its kind in the history of women’s football in Nigeria, will be performed by the Chairperson of the Nigeria Women’s Football League, Aisha Falode
The centre referee will be assisted by compatriots Kossiwa Kpadenou (Assistant 1), Abra Sitsope Agbedanou (Assistant 2) and Aissata Ameyo Amegee (Fourth Official). The match commissioner is Rochell Woodson from Liberia.
According to a statement on NFF website on Tuesday, Chris Danjuma, coach of the team led the players and other officials from Abuja this morning to the ancient city.
Two-time FIFA World Cup runners-up Falconets will entertain their Tanzanian counterparts in Nigeria on September 16, with both teams to conclude the first round fixture on September 30 in Dar es Salaam.
The qualification process begins with a preliminary round scheduled for the weekend of July 21 to 23.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the final two teams will be known at the weekend of January 26 to 28
The players, who arrived the country on Tuesday, had earlier carried out the same threat at their Crown Royal Hotel in Papua New Guinea, when they refused to return to Nigeria unless they were paid all their allowances
The 2014 World Cup silver medal –winning Coach noted that the girls gave their best in flying Nigeria and Africa’s flag but it was unfortunate that they were so cruelly eliminated, despite finishing with the same six points as the two other teams (Japan and Spain) that advanced to the last eight
Pedro Lopez’s side progresses to the knockout stages, but in second place, after Japan’s dismantling of Canada
Ismail, who visited the team in company with some executives of the Nigerian Community on Friday evening, contended that with positive attitude and determination, the team can come out with resounding victory to march on in the tournament
The Falconets of Nigeria on Wednesday salvaged their pride with a 3-1 defeat of their Canadian counterparts in their second…