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Pied falconets in Wuyuan County, Jiangxi province, China.

Janet Akekoromowei and Ramotalahi Kareem have propelled Nigeria’s U20 girls, the Falconets, toward victory in the ongoing WAFU B U20 Girls Cup in Bénin Republic, each scoring a brace in matches against Ghana and hosts Bénin, respectively. On Saturday morning, Akekoromowei struck twice against Ghana, with Favour Nkwocha adding another, as the Falconets thrashed their fierce rivals in their…

Nigeria’s U-20 women’s national team, the Falconets, began their WAFU-B U-20 Girls Cup campaign on a bright note on Saturday in Benin, defeating Ghana’s Black Princesses 3–1. Head coach Moses Aduku named a strong starting XI, with Taiwo Afolabi returning to the squad after featuring for the Super Falcons in recent World Cup qualifiers. Janet Akekoromowei and Precious Oscar also earned starting…

Nigeria’s U-20 women’s team, the Falconets, will open their campaign at the 2025 WAFU Zone B U-20 Girls Championship with a mouth-watering clash against defending champions Black Maidens of Ghana on Saturday, November 8, in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The competition, which runs from November 7 to 12, will adopt a new round-robin format replacing the previous knockout structure. Under the revised…

Colombia 2024: Nigeria scoop three points after 1-0 defeat of Korea Republic #sports #football

Colombia 2024: Nigeria scoop three points after 1-0 defeat of Korea Republic by: Lanre Tinuolaji A brilliant late goal by Flourish Sabastine in Bogota earned Nigeria all the three points at the expense of Korea Republic and put the Falconets in a good position to reach the Round of 16 at the 11th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals. Opportunities were few and far between in a game between two…