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Nigeria women's national under-20 football team

Nigeria women's national under-20 football team

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The Nigeria women's national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Falconets, represents Nigeria in international youth women's football competitions. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior women's national team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification, which is the top competitions for this age group.

For the men's team, see Nigeria national under-20 football team.

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The team has qualified for every edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and have been runners-up twice, losing to Germany on both occasions in 2010 and 2014.

Fixtures and results

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Legend

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2022

11 August 2022 (2022-08-11) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS France  0–1  Nigeria San José, Costa Rica
23:00 CST (UTC–6) Report (FIFA)
Report (Soccerway)
  • Sabastine 85'
 Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Attendance: 733
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
18 August 2022 (2022-08-18) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS Nigeria  3–1  Canada Alajuela, Costa Rica
21:00 CST (UTC–6)
Report (FIFA)
Report (Soccerway)
  • Novak 2'
 Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 973
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
21 August 2022 (2022-08-21) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup QF Nigeria  0–2  Netherlands Alajuela, Costa Rica
17:30 CST (UTC–6) Report (FIFA)
Report (Soccerway)
  • Hulswit 11'
  • Henry 33'
 Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 3,005
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

Personnel

The coaching squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was announced by the Nigeria Football Federation on 14 August 2022.[1]

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Current squad

A 30-player preliminary squad was announced on 25 June 2022.[2] The final squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was announced in August 2022.[3]

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Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record

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African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualification record

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Football at the African Games record

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Honours

Intercontinental

Continental

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 14 August 2022.
  2. [2]
    Ahmadu, Samuel (25 June 2022). "U20 Women's World Cup: Omewa makes Nigeria's 30-woman provisional squad". Sport News Africa.
  3. [3]
    "Falconets' Coach Names World Cup Squad As Team Depart For Costa Rica". Channels TV. 5 August 2022.
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