Mexico Defeat Nigeria’s Falconets Ahead FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

The Falconets of Nigeria lost 1-0 to Mexico in their last friendly match ahead of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which starts on Saturday.

The Mexicans scored the only goal of the match in the 20th minute but had to withstand pressure from the Falconets all through the match.

President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, who attended the match alongside Chairman of the Technical and Development Sub-Committee Sharif Rabiu Inuwa, General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi and Head of Women’s Football Amina Daura, praised the Falconets for their impressive display and charged them to be encouraged by the good showing and their victory over Australia in another friendly on Friday.

Nigeria will take on Korea Republic in their first match of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals at the 10,000 -capacity Estadio Metropolitano de Techo in Bogota on 2nd September – the same venue where they will confront three-time champions Germany two days later.

Their final match of the group phase is against Venezuela at the Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali on 7th September.

Mexico Defeat Nigeria’s Falconets Ahead FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup is first published on The Whistler Newspaper