In preparation for the African qualifier rounds of the 2022 U-20 women’s world cup, Nigeria’s Falconets camps at Abuja training ground.
As at the 17th of August, 27 team members of the Falconets had arrived at Abuja in preparation for Costarica 2022 African qualifiers. Falconets’ Head coach, Christopher Danjuma stated that 35 players were invited for the tournament and 8 players were still expected to fill up the number.
The upcoming U-20 women’s world cup marks the 10th edition of the sort. Nigeria has faired considerably in the past nine editions having finished as runners-up twice and reached quarter-finals stage on four occasions, including the immediate past edition in 2018.
The Falconets have been drawn against the Central African Republic (CAR) in the second round of the African qualifier stage. Danjuma has however reiterated the team’s preparedness emphasizing that squad members have been maintaining top performances in their different clubs both at homee and abroad.
Interestingly, Nigeria’s Falconets may unsurprisingly pull off a stellar performance at the upcoming African qualifier rounds given its top spot on Fifa’s women ranking in Africa. The Fifa ranking released back in April however places Nigeria in a static position in the world, dropping one place from 37th to 38th. Expectations however remain high for Nigeria in the African campaign of Costarica 2022’s qualifier rounds.
