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Colombia 2024: FIFA moves Nigeria, Burundi qualifying match to Dar es Salaam

Posted : 27 December 2023

World football's governing body, FIFA, has relocated the first-leg match of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final qualifying round between Nigeria and Burundi from Bujumbura to Dar es Salaam in nearby Tanzania. The decision was made due to FIFA deeming the pitch in Bujumbura unfit to host the game.


It has also been clarified that, with the expansion of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup to a 24-team tournament (from the 16-team event in the last edition in Costa Rica), and the allocation of two additional slots to Africa, the fixture between Nigeria and Burundi will be the final qualifying round. The winner over the two legs will secure a ticket to Colombia.


Burundi will now host the Falconets at the Azam Stadium Complex in Dar es Salaam – the same venue where the Falconets played to a 1-1 draw with their Tanzanian counterparts in the last round, before defeating the Tanzanians 2-1 in Abuja to reach this stage.


The Confederation of African Football has appointed South African official Nonjabulo Nonhle Ndlela as the referee for the match scheduled for Sunday, 14th January 2024. Her compatriots Maneo Evodia Tau and Nandipha Menze will serve as the first and second assistant referees, respectively. Nteboheleng Theresia Setoko from Lesotho will be the fourth official. Angelique Tuyishime from Rwanda will be in the role of commissioner, with Fransiska Katjaimo from Namibia as the referee assessor.


For the return leg at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, on Saturday, 20th January 2024, Tunisian official Asma Chouchane will be the referee. Her compatriots Houda Afine, Nesrine Ouertatani, and Emna Ajbouni will be the assistant 1, assistant 2, and fourth official, respectively. Christine Ziga from Ghana and Fadouma Dia from Senegal will serve as commissioner and referee assessor, respectively.


Meanwhile, all 25 players invited by Head Coach Chris Musa Danjuma for the fixture have been notified to arrive in the Federal Capital, Abuja, on Wednesday, 27th December 2023, as training sessions for the first leg match commence on the following day.

 

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