Category: Falconets
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U-20WWC: “Nothing short than getting to play in the final” – Chris Danjuma
Super Falconets coach, Chris Danjuma is not prevaricating on the goal of his team after their perfect display at the group stage of the on going U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. The Nigerian ladies have won their three games in the group stages against France, North Korea and Canada considering just a goal.…
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Super Falconets chances of winning U-20 World Cup increases as USA crash out
Two-times FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup runners-up, Falconets chance of lifting the title at the end of the ongoing 2022 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup brightens as three-time champions, USA followed Germany out of the competition. Falconets had in 2010 and 2014 lost two consecutive final matches to Germany. One of the tournament favourites and…
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U-20WQC: Falconet complete group stage perfectly
The Nigeria U-20 women continued their decent outing at the FIFA women’s world cup going on in Alajuela, Costa Rica after winning their last group match against Canada. The Nigerian girls after two wins, completed the wins in the group stage by beating Canada by three goals to one. The team who had…
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“We are prepared to do Nigeria and Africa proud” Falconets Coach
The Head Coach of the Nigeria Women’s U20 team, Falconets, Chris Danjuma has declared the readiness of the team to make Nigerians proud in the FIFA U20 Women World Cup in Costa Rica. The two time finalist arrived Saturday night ahead of the competition kick-off slated for August 10th. Danjuma revealed that playing against different…
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Falconets to depart soon for one week training in Colombia
Nigeria’s Falconets depart the country in the coming days for a training tour of Colombia to be in shape ahead of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Costa Rica. The Nigerian side qualified for the biennial competition in style beating their opponents including Cameroon to book their place. They have been in closed camping in…
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Poor treatment to Nigeria’s Falconets as U-20 World Cup draws near
The Nigeria Women U-20 national team, the Falconets on Wednesday trekked to their training ground at the Training Pitch 1 of Moshood Abiola Stadium Abuja. The players who have been abandoned by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) since they resumed camping, had to come down from the national team bus to complete the journey, trekking…
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U20 WC: Falconets To Depart Nigeria For Colombia
Nigeria U20 female national team, Falconets are billed to leave Nigeria for Colombia where they will play two friendly matches in preparation for the U20 Women’s World Cup, Nigeriasoccernet.com. As revealed to BSN Sports by Falconets head coach, Christopher Danjuma during after the team’s training at the Training Pitch 1 of Moshood Abiola Stadium Abuja…
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Costa Rica 2022: Falconets Coach Danjuma Invites 30 Payers To Camp
In preparation for the Costa Rica 2022 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals, coach of Nigeria U20 Falconets coach Chris Danjuma have invited 30 players to camp, Nigeriasoccernet can report. As exclusively reported by Abbeylivenetwork, all invited players are to report at the Chida Hotel, Abuja on Sunday, 26th June. Pitched alongside France, Canada and…
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Falconets overcome stubborn Ethiopia to qualify for World Cup
The Falconets have qualified for the 2022 U-17 World Cup after being held to a goalless draw in Abuja. The Ethiopians who lost 1-0 to Nigeria in Addis Ababa a fortnight ago held off for the entire duration of the game and frustrated the Nigerian team. Omowunmi Bello came close to opening the floodgates in…
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U20 Falconet to know it’s opponents as draws holds in San Jose
Nigeria’s U20 women’s national team, Falconets, ever present in all the preceding nine editions of the FIFA World Cup tournament will today know who their group opponents will be when the tournament kicks off in Costa Rica on August 10. They are one of the four countries never to miss any edition since the competition…
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Falconets land in Dakar for battle with Senegal
Nigeria’s U20 girls, Falconets, arrived in the Senegalese capital, Dakar on Wednesday ahead of their 2022 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup final round, first leg clash with their Senegalese counterparts. The two –time World Cup runners-up have amassed a total of 18 goals in five matches in this long qualifying series, jettisoning Central African…
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Falconets off to Douala for CAR clash
Africa’s most successful team at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals, the Falconets of Nigeria will on Saturday commence another race to qualify for the global tournament when they square up to their counterparts from the Central African Republic in the city of Douala, Cameroon. Africa’s football governing body, CAF has not approved…
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Falconets land Rabat with a bang for the African Games
Nigeria’s representative in the Women’s Football event to the 2019 African Games in Morocco, the Falconets, have landed Rabat, Morocco today . The Falconets left on Wednesday night, and arrived the Casablanca Airport a few minutes after seven o’clock. Nigeria will face Cameroon, South Africa and Zambia in group B, while hosts Morocco will…
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Falconets Target 2nd Win Over Spain For Semi-Finals Spot
Nigeria’s Falconets will face Spain for the second time in the history of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup when both teams battle for a spot in the semi-finals of the ongoing competition in France at the Stade Guy Piriou, Concarneau on today (Thursday). A nervy 1-1 draw in their final Group D game…
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Danjuma: W/Cup Group Exit Would Have Stalled Falconets’ Transformation
Falconets coach Christopher Danjuma says that an early exit from the 2018 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France would have impeded the evolution of his team. The Falconets needed an own goal in additional time to earn a 1-1 draw against Chin and sealed a quarter-final berth in the competition after Zhang Linyan scored four…
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Falconets Get $10,000 Cash Motivation To Beat China
Nigeria’s Minister for Sports, Solomon Dalung, has pledged to give the Falconets a bonus of $10,000 if they beat China in their Monday’s final Group D game of the ongoing 2018 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. Nigeria face China in a crucial final group game and must avoid defeat if they are to reach…
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Ajibade Savours Falconets’ First Win At 2018 U-20 Women’s World Cup Vs Haiti
Super Falconets forward Rasheedat Ajibade is in cloud nine after seeing the team record their first win at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup against Haiti on Thursday. The Nigerian girls bounced back from the defeat against Germany in their first game to beat the Haitians 1-0. Ajibade scored the winning goal from the penalty…
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Germany Pip Unlucky Nigerian Falconets 1-0 In Group C Opener in the ongoing FIFA WWC
Nigeria’s U-20 women team, the Falconets lost 1-0 to the three time World Champions, Germany in their opening Group C game at the 2018 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. Stefanie Sanders fired in from close range in the 70th minute after the Falconets failed to clear their lines from a corner kick at the…