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Falconets set for WAFU-B Girl Cup opener against Ghana

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Falconets set for WAFU-B Girl Cup opener against Ghana

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria’s U-20 women’s national team will kick off their campaign at the 2025 West Africa Zone B (WAFU-B) Girl Cup with a high-profile clash against defending champions Ghana.

WAFU-B released the tournament calendar on Wednesday.

The encounter, a repeat of the 2024 African Games final, is scheduled for November 8 at 10:00 a.m. local time in Benin Republic.

A day later, the Falconets will face hosts Benin Republic, also with a 10:00 a.m. kickoff, before taking on Ghana again on November 11 in the reverse fixture.

Moses Aduku’s side will then wrap up their campaign on November 12 with a second meeting against Benin Republic.

This year’s edition features three participating teams and introduces a home-and-away round-robin format, with the team amassing the most points emerging as champion.

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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