Category: Falconets

The Nigerian U-20 Women National Football Team, Falconets, will depart Austria for France on Thursday, 2nd August for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup finals, according to a media release from the Nigeria Football Federation Communications Department. Nigeria’s Falconets will battle Haiti, China and Germany in Group D of the tournament. The Falconets remain…

Falcontets head coach, Christopher Danjuma, has picked his final 21-woman list for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s  World Cup in France. The squad is made up of three goalkeepers, six defenders, seven midfielders and five strikers. FC Robo forward, Rasheedat Ajibade, Saheed Adebisi, Monday Gift  and Ucheibe Christy, the team’s top stars were included in…

Nigeria’s U-20 Women National Team, Falconets, have touched down in the Austrian city of Tirol for their final training camp ahead of the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup finals taking place in France next month . According to a media statement from the Nigeria Football Federation, the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup finalists…

Falconets head coach Christopher Danjuma is confident that with good preparationhis team won’t disappoint at the forthcoming 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in France. The Falconets who are making their ninth appearance at the tournament are drawn in Group D along with debutants Haiti, the Peoples Republic of China and Germany. The competition is…

Super Falconets head Coach, Christopher Danjuma, has invited 35 players to the camp  for preparation ahead of the forthcoming FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in France. The Falconets have been drawn in Group D along with Haiti, China and Germany for the tournament which holds from 5th to 24th August 2018.   The list published by…

Nigeria today qualified for this year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in France after they demolished South Africa 6-0 to go through 8-0 on aggregate. It is their ninth straight U20 World Cup appearance. Gift Monday opened scoring for the Falconets after seven minutes with an assist from the outstanding Rashedaat Ajibade. Ajibade turned scorer…

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has charged the national under-20 women football team to ensure they secure victory on Saturday to qualify for the 2018 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup. Obaseki, represented by his deputy, Philip Shaibu, said on Monday in Benin when he visited the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium to watch the team’s training said…

A brilliant performance by the Nigeria U20 girls in Polokwane on Saturday drew them very close to another outing in the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup

The Chief Whip of the Senate of the Federal Republic, Senator Olusola Adeyeye on Thursday boosted the morale of Nigeria’s U20 girls, Falconets, with the sum of $1000 when he met with the ladies at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja

Nigeria’s U20 women’s team head coach, Christopher Danjuma has said his side will bank on experience to edge their north African opposition, Morocco. The Falconets will be the guests of the Moroccans in the first leg second round 2018 Fifa U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying showdown in Salé, Morocco on Saturday. Danjuma said his side…

Nigeria’s U20 women football team, Falconets, will go all out for victory in Sunday’s 2018 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying first round, second leg match against their Tanzanian counterparts in Dar es Salaam. A contingent of 18 players and eight technical and backroom staff, led by Nigeria Football Federation Executive Committee member, Babagana Kalli,…

Nigeria’s Falconets head coach Christopher Danjuma has said his side are in buoyant mood going into the decisive World Cup qualifier against Tanzania

Falconets striker Sophia Omidiji, thinks her goals can fire KAA Gent into the Women’s Champions League next season.

Falconets defender Mary Ologbosere has been referred to the traumatic unit of a hospital in Abuja after she suffered from depression following the inability of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay the players on arrival from the U20 World Cup in Papua New Guinea.

Nigeria’s Under-20 female side, the Falconets, on Sunday beat Spain 2-1 in their last Group B match at the FIFA U20 football championship holding in Papua New Guinea.