Nigeria’s U-20 Women Lose 0-1 To Mexico In Pre-World Cup Friendly

Nigeria’s under-20 women’s football team, the Falconets, suffered a narrow 0-1 defeat to Mexico in a friendly match held on Monday in Bogota.

The match, played at the Club Banco de la República in Colombia’s capital, served as the Falconets’ final preparation ahead of the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup.

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Mexico secured the victory with a goal in the 15th minute, courtesy of a volley from Alejandra Lomelí.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Falconets, who were silver medalists in 2010 and 2014, had previously defeated Australia 2-1 on Friday as part of their World Cup preparations.

After the match, Falconets’ head coach Christopher Danjuma stated that this was their final warm-up game before the tournament begins.

“The friendly matches were crucial for the Falconets as they have helped the team fine-tune their strategies and assess their readiness for the tournament.

“We won five of our six qualifying matches with healthy scorelines and have added victory over the Australians, even though we lost to the Mexico team.

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“That the team played two international friendly matches and won one and lost one shows the girls are ready and we will work more on our lapses before the competition,” he said.