Nigeria’s under-20 ladies’s soccer group, the Falconets, on Monday in Bogota misplaced 0-1 to their Mexican counterparts in a pleasant match.
The match performed on the Membership Banco de la República within the Colombian capital metropolis was the ultimate recreation of their preparations for the FIFA Below-20 Girls’s World Cup held there.
Mexico scored the lone aim within the fifteenth minute, by way of a volley by Alejandra Lomelí.
The Information Company of Nigeria studies that the 2010 and 2014 silver medalists had on Friday crushed Australia 2-1 as a part of their preparations.
Talking after Monday’s match, Falconets’ group head coach Christopher Danjuma mentioned the sport was their last warm-up earlier than the match correct.
“The pleasant matches had been essential for the Falconets as they’ve helped the group fine-tune their methods and assess their readiness for the match.
“We gained 5 of our six qualifying matches with wholesome scorelines and have added victory over the Australians, regardless that we misplaced to the Mexico group.
“That the group performed two worldwide pleasant matches and gained one and misplaced one reveals the ladies are prepared and we are going to work extra on our lapses earlier than the competitors,” he mentioned.
Danjuma nevertheless acknowledged that the FIFA World Cup finals wouldn’t be straightforward.
“ The truth that we’re up towards the Korea Republic and three-time winners Germany in our first two matches means we must be at our greatest bodily, mentally, and psychologically.
“Bodily and mentally, I consider we’re in form. Psychologically, we’re good additionally.
“The group left Nigeria for Colombia for 2 weeks in order that we will play high quality pleasant matches in readiness and we’ve performed that,” he mentioned.
The Information Company of Nigeria studies that Nigeria is with Germany, Venezuela, and the Korea Republic in Group D of the match scheduled for Saturday to Sept. 22.
Nigeria will begin its marketing campaign towards the Korea Republic on Sept. 2 earlier than taking up Germany two days in a while Sept. 4 and Venezuela on Sept. 7.
Spain are the competitors’s defending champions after their success at Costa Rica in 2022.
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