FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP Falconets Feast On Young Lionesses At MKO Abiola Stadium

Nigeria Falconets are through to the final qualifying round of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup following a 3-0 win against the Young Lioness of Cameroon.

The Falconets having played a 0-0 draw in the first leg in a fortnight ago, hosted the Cameroonian at the newly renovated MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja.

Nigeria dominated the game from the start giving their opponents no much space and missed some clear cut chances in the opening minutes.

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Esther Onyenezide gave Nigeria the lead in the 20th minute to become the first player to score a goal inside the newly refurbished stadium.

Vincent doubles the lead for the Falconets with her 35th minute strike to give the hosts a convincing 2-0 lead heading to the first half.

The second half looked like there would be no goal until in the 72nd minute before Esther once again scored her brace of the game.

The 3-0 was enough to qualify the Falconets to the fifth and final round of the African qualifiers for FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, Costa Rica 2022 on 3-0 aggregate.


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