U20WCQ: Nigeria’s Falconets Plan to Smash Angola’s Wasps in Kigali.
Africa’s most victorious U20 female football team, Falconets of Nigeria is on the march again poised to scale over the Amavubi (Wasps) of Rwanda to make an all-time record 12th appearance for Africa at the world U20 tournament slated for Poland next year.
The Falconets who have appeared in all the category eleven world cup finals will fly straight to Kigali on Thursday to stir the Wasps nest in a first leg encounter scheduled for the Kigali Pele Stadium formerly known as Stade Regional de Nyamiramboon the outskirt of Kigali on Sunday at 2pm Nigerian time.
The team departs battle ready for Kigali on Thursday in a chattered flight.
The Confederation of African Football CAF is ready for the match as she has named Sierria Leonian Babe, Aminata Fullah the center Ref to be assisted by Hannah Lydia Moses of Liberia as AR1; Fatmata Mansaray of Liberia is AR2 while 4th official is Love Tuu Wehyee of Liberia.
Football pundits see a Goliath versus David encounter but this David may not win the Valley encounter from the record on the books as Nigeria has appeared in all the eleven world finals of 2002; 2004; 2006; 2008; 2010; 2012; 2014; 2015; 2018; 2022 and 2024 deserving the title of AGBA Ballers of Africa.
Nigeria lost Gold twice to same team, Germany playing at home and beating Nigeria in2010 and losing by a slim 1-0 at the Canada finals in 2014. She made the 4th position at Japan 2012 losing to Japan 1-2 Incidentally, Nigeria’s Conquerors, Germany have been sent out of the qualifiers from the European zone inspiring Nigeria to go get it now.
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Rwanda does not have an impressive record compared to that of Nigeria making just 3 appearances at top stage of world cup qualifiers in Africa and getting to round 1 in 2022 meaning the team has never qualified to appear at the world stage.
Although the only time they met there in Rwanda, Nigeria on 24th May 2014 smashed the Wasps 4-1 in a WAFCON match but that venue of Sunday has never been favorable to Nigeria as the Super Eagles in 2011 played goalless there and last September again played goalless there.
The Rwandan coach has promised Nigeria’s U20 football team the Rwandan shock they gave the Super Eagles in Uyo this month playing 1-1 but the Nigerian girlswho are goal merchants said “them go collect ‘wotowoto’ at their backyard”.
Sunday’s 90 minutes on the field will prove that and tell us whether the 2nd leg slated for Lekan Salami Adamasingba Stadium in Ibadan at 4pm on the 27th September will be a mere formality.
Already the Oyo State Government has committed about N350m to ensure the state is ready to host the Rwandans. Governor Seyi Makinde is expecting that the Ibadan Airport that has been shut down for renovation will be ready for the 44th Olubadan’s coronation that will attract the de la crème guests across the continent and the Football guests may fly straight to the same Airport all things being equal.
The 12th edition of the world U20 female football tournament will involve 24 teams from six Confederations at four venues of Poland from 5th -27th September 2026.
Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line.
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