The Falconets of Nigeria have returned to the Colombia capital, Bogota, ahead of Friday round of 16 clash with Japan in the ongoing FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals, Nigeria.
The Falconets reached the Round of 16 after pipping Korea Republic 1-0, losing 1-3 to Germany, and then earning a fabulous 4-0 win over Venezuela in Cali.
The Nigerian Coach, Chris Danjuma said the team would be taking the knockout stages one match at a time.
He said: “The girls have worked very hard to get to this stage, and we are proud of their efforts. We will be taking the knockout stages one match at a time. I must tell you that we are excited at the prospects of facing Japan and what that brings forth,”
Japan, one of the strongest forces in women’s football globally, topped Group E that also included Austria, New Zealand and one of Africa’s flag-bearers Ghana.
However, Ghana crashed out of the tournament after losing to Japan and Austria, and a narrow win over New Zealand.
The clash between Nigeria and Japan will hold at the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo in Bogota – where the Falconets played their first two matches of the group phase against Korea Republic and Germany – starting from 2am Nigeria time (8pm, Thursday in Colombia) on Friday, 13th September.