Nigeria’s Falconets have secured a place at the U-20 Female world cup slated for France in August this year. The Falconets secured the victory yesterday at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin City where they beat their counterpart, the Besetsana of South African 6:0.
The Falconets who won the first leg by two goals to nil a forthnight ago in South Africa, qualified on an eight goal aggregate.
The return match saw the Nigeria team scoring five goals in the first 45 minutes of the game. In the encounter, the Besetsana were hardly a match for their Nigerian opponent who clearly dominated the game right from the match kick-off.
The obviously one-sided game only saw the Nigeria goal keeper on holiday as she only had a feel of the ball just twice all through the first half of the match.
A brace each by Ajibade Rasheedat and Monday Gift and Imo Anam, ensured the Falconets resumed the second half on a courtesy comfortable lead.
Rasheedat goals came at the 21st and 32 minutes of that match while Monday Gift came at the 5th and 39 minutes with Imo Anam scoring at the 26th and 73 minutes.
On resumption of the second half, the South Africans became more aggressive and even came close to scoring in the early minutes but were however denied by the Nigerians keeper, Anadozie Chiamaka.
In the second half which appeared more balanced, also saw Monday Gift red carded and also sustained injury at the same time, following a goal-mouth squabble in the South African vital area.
The Falconets had defeated the Tanzanian and Moroccan teams enroute to qualifying for the World Cup. The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup will be the 9th edition of the FIFA U20 and would hold between 5 and 24 of August.
