Two-time silver medalists Nigeria lost by a single goal to Mexico in an entertaining encounter in Bogotá on Monday evening. The match served as their final test before the 11th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals, which kick off on Saturday.
The Mexicans scored the only goal of the match in the 20th minute but had to withstand a series of attacks from the Nigerian side on the turf of Club Banco de la República.
President of the 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. He encouraged them to draw confidence from their good performance and their victory over Australia in another friendly match last Friday as they prepare for the global finals.
Nigeria will face 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 Bogotá on Sept. 2—the same venue where they will confront three-time champions Germany two days later.
Their final group phase match is against Venezuela at the Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali on Sept. 7.
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