The Falconets of Nigeria early on Thursday morning rounded off their group stage campaign in style by beating Canada 3-1 in the ongoing FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup taking place in Costa Rica.
Coach Chris Danjuma’s ladies had before now relied on late goals to secure slim 1-0 wins over France and South Korea but the game against Canada was a completely different ball game.
Interestingly, it was the Canadian girls that drew the first blood, albeit from an error in the Falconets’ defence.
But two goals from the penalty spot by Esther Onyenezide and another goal in the second half by Chioma Olise saw the Falconets cruising to their biggest win so far in the ongoing tournament in Costa Rica.
NOTHING STOPPING THE FALCONETS 🦅
3️⃣ games
3️⃣ wins
5️⃣ goals scoredSoaring through to the #U20WWC quarter-finals as Group C leaders 👏
( 📸: @FIFAWWC) #EmpoweringOurGame | @NGSuper_Falcons pic.twitter.com/b5XIvu1JL4
— #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 (@CAFwomen) August 18, 2022
These girls 😍
One of only 2️⃣ sides to win all of their games in the #U20WWC so far 🦅
MAKING US PROUD! 🔥@NGSuper_Falcons | #EmpoweringOurGamepic.twitter.com/dkZVojl2of
— #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 (@CAFwomen) August 18, 2022
Did you know that at the ongoing FIFA U20 Women’s World cup, our Nigeria falconets has 100% group stage win, winning all three of their group stage games.
Defeating France 1-0
South Korea 1-0
Canada 3-1… pic.twitter.com/ksAfxg1e5B— Jay_Mønix𓃵 ✪ (@_jaymonix) August 18, 2022
Clean Sweep 🧹
Two goals from Esther Onyenezide & one from Chioma Olise as Nigeria beat Canada 3-1, to top their group with 9points at the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup.#Falconets #U20WWC #WeCountOnYou #brilafm #FIFAU20 #SoarFalconets #FIFAU20WWC pic.twitter.com/zi8pjwmajt
— Sports Radio Brila FM (@Brilafm889) August 18, 2022
The victory against Canada means that the Falconets racked up a total of nine points from three group games.
The Falconets also finished top of group C and sealed their place in the quarterfinals of the competition.
The Nigeria U20 ladies will now take on the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the competition.
The Netherlands have had a decent campaign in Costa Rica as they qualified for the quarterfinals from group D.
The Netherlands started their tournament with a 1-0 loss to Japan.
They bounced back to defeat the United States of America (USA) 3-0 in their second group game.
To wrap up their group phase they recorded a 4-1 demolition of African contenders Ghana.
Netherlands 4-1 Ghana
The Black Princesses are out of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup after finishing bottom of Group D
Ghana has failed to go past the group stage for a sixth time.
✅ Three games
✅ Three defeats
✅ Nine goals conceded
✅ One goal scored
✅ No point pic.twitter.com/fUFoXT3DuZ— George Addo Jnr (@addojunr) August 18, 2022
The game between the Netherlands and the Falconets will take place at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela, venue of Nigeria’s first three group games.
