Falconets Set For FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Qualifier Against Burundi

In preparation for the FIFA U20 Girls’s World Cup ultimate qualifying fixture in opposition to Burundi, Falconets Head Coach Chris Musa Danjuma has unveiled a 19-player squad.

The chosen gamers embrace notable figures corresponding to Captain Oluchi Ohaegbulem, goalkeeper Religion Omilana, defender Shukurat Oladipo, and midfielder Taiwo Afolabi.

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These Falconets are set to face Burundi’s U20 ladies within the first leg of the essential encounter, scheduled to happen in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Among the many chosen goalkeepers is Shukura Bakare, who performed a significant function within the crew’s victory in opposition to Tanzania within the earlier spherical.

The squad additionally includes defenders Jumoke Alani and Oluwabunmi Oladeji, midfielders Adoo Yina and Chima Olise, and forwards like Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, Janet Akekoromowei, and Opeyemi Ajakaye.

The Falconets, having reached the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, will journey out of Nigeria on Tuesday for the first-leg encounter in opposition to Burundi.

The match is scheduled to happen on the Azam Stadium Advanced in Dar es Salaam.

South African official Nonjabulo Nonhle Ndlela will function the referee, supported by assistant referees Maneo Evodia Tau and Nandipha Menze.

The return leg match is slated for the MKO Abiola Nationwide Stadium, Abuja, on Saturday, January twentieth.

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