The 7th
edition of FIFA under 20 Women’s World Cup will kick off on August 5 and run up
till 24th in Canada. Ghana and Nigeria will be representing Africa
in the tournament; after both countries qualified from 2014 African U-20 Cup of
Nations for Women earlier in the year.
Nigeria U-20
team nicknamed, the Falconets, will be competing in Group C, along side
England, South Korea and Mexico.
The
Falconets will be playing their first two games in Moncton Stadium, which has a
normal capacity of 10, 000; but could be expanded to accommodate 20, 000
people, if match attendance exceeds expectations.
The
Falconets will be facing Mexico and South Korea respectively in its first two
games. Then the final Group match against England will be played in the Commonwealth
Stadium, which has 60, 081 capacities.
The fixtures
gladdened the heart of the coaching staff. The falconets are very optimistic that
they will qualify from the group and go all out to win the tournament.
Head Coach
of Nigeria U-20 team, Peter Dedevbo, said: “It isn’t an impossible task! My
team is fit and ready to go. We’re very confident that we can produce the kind
of result that would marvel the whole world.”
“We’ll take
it one match at a time. The Falconets believe they can grind out good result
against Mexico and South Korea, so the final Group match becomes mere
formality.” John Aggrey, a sport analyst in Nigeria extrapolated. See the
Falconets Group C fixtures below:
Match 6:
Mexico Vs Nigeria
Venue: Moncton Stadium Moncton, Capacity –
10, 000 (Expandable to 20, 000)
Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Time: 20:00 ADT/ Nigeria 12 midnight.
Match 14:
South Korea Vs Nigeria
Venue: Moncton Stadium Moncton, Capacity
-10, 000 (Expandable to 20, 000}
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2014
Time: 17: 00 ADT/ Nigeria 9pm.
Match 21:
Nigeria Vs England
Venue: Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton,
Capacity 60, 081
Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Time: 13: 00 MDT/ Nigeria 12midnight
