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By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist
Falconets
Nigeria’s U-20 wome’s football team, Falconets easily trounced their Senegalese opponents 4-1in the second leg final round African qualifiers tie played at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City on Saturday to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022 on a 7-2 aggregate score.
Falconets’ Star-girl, Flourish Sebastine, the first leg heroine, was again the cynosure of all eyes as she scored a first half brace in the 8th and 19thminutes of the encouter to deny the visitors of any hope of a dramatic comeback iatn the return leg match in Benin City, the Edo state capital.
Sebastine had hit a hat-trick at the Stade Lat-Dior in Thies two weeks ago and was not to be stopped in Benin City on Saturday by whipping the ball into the net after only eight minutes to compound the situation for the Senegalese.
Also, midfielder Esther Onyenezide made it three for Nigeria on 25 minutes after converting from the penalty spot. However, just as they did at home in Senegal, the Young Lionesses of Teranga scored from the spot as well, putting away from six yards after one of their strikers was upended in the Nigerian box.
This is how We Roll…Falconets veteran Head Coach Christopher Danjuma Musa explaining how his girls eliminated all their foes to qualify for Costa Rica 2022.
In the second half, the Falconets sat comfortably on the game and allowed it run their way, taking things easy and cutting off the few onslaughts of the visitors. Just before the final whistle of Eswatini referee Letticia Antonella Viana, Joy Jerry made it four for the two-time FIFA World Cup runners-up.
By the above result, the Falconets qualified straight to the World Cup holding in Costa Rica from August 10 to 28, and this is a positive development just 72 hours before the Super Eagles go big for Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup ticket against the Black Stars of Ghana in Abuja.
The Super Eagles and the Black Stars ended the first leg encounter 0-0 at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Friday evening, with the return starting at 6pm inside the Moshood Abiola Stadium on Tuesday.