Nigeria's Below-20 girls's soccer group, the Falconets, defeated Burundi 1-0 to e book a spot within the last of the FIFA U-20 Ladies's World Cup, to be held in Colombia from August 31 to September 22, 2024.
The Information Company of Nigeria experiences that Falconets certified for the World Cup after beating their counterparts from Burundi by a solitary purpose within the second leg of the FIFA U-20 Ladies's World Cup qualifying spherical last.
Within the match performed on the Moshood Abiola Nationwide Stadium, Abuja, Opeyemi Ajakaye scored the one purpose of the encounter within the 79th minute.
The purpose gave Nigeria a 2–0 mixture victory within the last leg of the qualifying spherical, having additionally gained the primary leg by one purpose in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 14 January.
The Nigerian women created likelihood after likelihood however did not convert to say their huge superiority.
As early because the second minute, Ajakaye, who was high scorer for the bronze-winning 2022 FIFA Below 17 World Cup Flamingos, hit large when it seemed simpler to attain.
Chiamaka Okwuchukwu swung the ball from the wing into the guests' field 13 minutes later, however the group's high scorer Janet Akekoromowei did not capitalize on the chance.
It was Okwuchukwu's flip to overlook within the thirty fourth minute when she did not convert an Ajakaye pull-out.
Eight minutes after half-time, Ajakaye entered the guests' field solo however completed with a weak shot that was simply collected by goalkeeper Amissa Inarukundo.
The customer's protection was damaged once more within the ninetieth minute by Ajakaye, who scored a second purpose with an help from Akekoromowei that didn’t stand.
Ajakaye's lone purpose ensured Nigeria emerged as one in every of Africa's 4 representatives on the event later this 12 months.
Nigeria has at all times participated within the FIFA U20 Ladies's World Cup because it was launched as an Below 19 event in Canada 22 years in the past.
The Falconets completed second in 2010 and 2014, whereas reaching the semi-finals in Japan in 2012.
(IN)
