2024 U20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers: Tanzania get Nigeria third round date

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

The Tanzanian U-20 side will face their Nigerian counterparts in the third round of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers.

The East African side thrashed Djibouti 7-0 in the return leg of the second-round clash on Wednesday.

The first leg had ended 5-0 in favour of Tanzania ahead of the return leg putting them in a comfortable position.

Two goals each from Winfrida Gerald and Jamila Rajabu lifted the team to a dominant 7-0 win.

Diana Mnali, Zainabu Mohamed, and Yasinta Mitoga scored a goal each to seal a 12-0 win on aggregate.

With the win, Tanzania will face Nigeria in the third round of the qualifying series.

The Falconets were to face Mauritius in the second round before the latter’s withdrawal from the qualification series.

Nigeria reached the quarter-final of the last FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup and has gotten to the final of the tournament twice, both losing to Germany.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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