France U-20 vs Nigeria U-20

The Nigerian Falconets kick off their first match in the ongoing FIFA Women World Cup against the French ladies on Friday, August 12 at...

They edge out France at the of the 90minutes,” he stated. I see the successes of other Nigerian athletes in the Commonwealth Games and other recent competitions as a motivation for the girls. I see them beating the French ladies because their style of play soothes the Nigerian team that plays a robust kind of football,” he said.

The young Nigerian ladies are still in search of a maiden world cup title after finishing runners-up on two previous occasions.

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Nigeria women's U20 national team, the Falconets began their campaign with a 1-0 win over France in Group C opening game that had to be suspended following ...

However, after consultation with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), the goal was ruled out as the Falconets goalkeeper was brought down trying to punch away the corner kick. Moments later Flourish Chioma scored the only goal of the match to give Nigeria 3 points. The game played at the Alejandro Morera Soto arena remained goalless until against the run of play late in second half France squeeze the ball into the net.

The second day at the FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup in Costa Rica saw Nigeria beat France in the opening Group C game.

Brooklyn Courtnall conceded an own-goal early in the second half, with Mun Ha-yeon doubling the lead after the hour mark. The second day at the FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup in Costa Rica saw Nigeria beat France in the opening Group C game. Flourish Sabastine got the only goal of the game five minutes from time, while in the same group South Korea were 2-0 winners over Canada.

The Falconets, Nigeria's under-20 national women's football team, have defeated France 1-0 in their opening game of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages. On resumption, the two countries continued from where they stopped with the Falconets showing supremacy in the game. The Falconets, Nigeria’s under-20 national women’s football team, have defeated France 1-0 in their opening game of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. In the second half, both teams struggled for the ball with Mercy Idoko trying to score for Nigeria but the French goalie frustrated her efforts in the 56th minute. The Falconets, Nigeria’s under-20 national women’s football team, have defeated France 1-0 in their opening game of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica on Friday at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose. The team, playing in group C, began their opening match with their French counterparts but barely 32 minutes of the first half, the match was suspended due to heavy rainfall.

Nigeria's Falconets defeated France 1-0 in their opening Group C game at the U-20 FIFA Women's World Cup on Friday morning. Flourish Sabastine scored the.

Sabastine fired home the winning goal five minutes from time after she teed up a delightful pass from Mercy Idoko. France had a goal chalked off for offside nine minutes from time after the referee consulted VAR. Flourish Sabastine scored the decisive goal five minutes from time.