2020 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Qualifier: Falconets storm camp for Burkinabes

Nigeria’s Falconets will set up camp in Abuja on Tuesday ahead of their 2020 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Burkina Faso this month.

The first leg of the second round qualifying fixture will take place at the August 4 Stadium in Ouagadougou on Saturday, 21^st March, with the return leg a week later at the Agege Stadium, Lagos.

Two –time World Cup runners-up Nigeria have participated at every edition of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup since it was launched as an U19 tournament in Canada 18 years ago. This year’s finals will be co-hosted by Costa Rica and Panama.

At the weekend, the Nigeria Football Federation approved the appointment of Coach Moses Adukwu as 1^st Assistant Coach, with Bilikisu Tijani as 2^nd Assistant and Audu Yahaya as Goalkeepers’ Trainer of the Falconets.

Adukwu, who will hold forth as head of the technical crew pending the appointment of a Head Coach, has called up 40 players to begin preparations for the clash with the fellow West Africans, who edged out Gambia 3-2 on aggregate in the first round of the campaign.

There are six goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 10 midfielders and 14 strikers on the roster.

Goalkeepers: Rita Akarekor (Bayelsa Queens); Christiana Obia (Osun Babes); Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC, France); Omini Oyono (Confluence Queens); Christy Obis (Osun Babes); Nelly Ekeh (Bayelsa Queens)