Nigeria Falconet have qualified for the u-20 women’s world cup quarter finals in Costa Rica on Sunday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The Nigerian team made the quarter final berth after edging their second opponent of the tournament, South Korea one nil.
In a similar fashion with the first game against France, the girls left it late to scoring in the 82nd minutes before the end of the game.
Esther Onyenezide with space outside the 18 yard box hit the ball with great power to beat the Korean goalkeeper causing a celebratory eruption in’ in Estadio Alajuela Morera Soto.
The Falconets extended their unbeaten run to 9 matches in the competition, including the qualifiers with the win.
With six points following two wins and France 3-1 win over Canada, the Falconets have qualified to next round.
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