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See when Nigeria's Falconets will take South Korea Republic in their opening game of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
The 2024 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup finals are set to kick off in Colombia.
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08:00 - 27.08.2024
Nigeria 0-1 Mexico: Falconets to start FIFA U-20 World Cup after defeat
Nigeria's Falconets take on Mexico in their final friendly before the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
During the first four weeks of their last camping in Abuja, Nigeria's senior women's basketball team known as Falconets led by Coach Christopher Musa Danjuma won a number of friendly games and only lost once.
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14:25 - 19.08.2024
Falconets arrive Colombia for FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup
Nigeria's Falconets get a warm welcome as they arrive in Colombia for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup.
Nigeria's U-20 team known as the Falconets had a two-week final camping program prepare for the tournament in the city of Bogota.
Falconets at U-20 route to FIFA
After defeating Tanzania and Burundi on an aggregate they snapped one of Africa's tickets to the championship this year.
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The Falconets failed to defend the African Games gold settling for a silver medal.
In their first friendly game, they had a decent outing against Australia before suffering a loss to Mexico.
Nigeria at FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The Falconets first appeared in the competition in 2002, when it was still known as the U19 Championship.
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Since then, they have competed in Thailand in 2004, Russia in 2006, Chile in 2008, Germany in 2010, Japan in 2012, Canada in 2014, Papua New Guinea in 2016, France in 2018, and Costa Rica in 2022.
The competition welcomes 24 teams for the first time, and the Falconets know they must start battling hard from the first blast of the whistle in Bogota to have any hope of entering the Round of 16.
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Falconets group opponents
The Falconets have already been drawn to play the Korea Republic, Germany, and Venezuela in that order in the group round.
On September 1, Nigeria take on Korea Republic in their opening tournament encounter at Bogota's 10,000-seat Estadio Metropolitano de Techo.
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This is the same stadium where they play Germany three days later in their second group game
On September 7, they play Venezuela at the Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali in their last group stage encounter.
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Falconets vs Korea Republic Time and where to watch
The Falconets of Nigeria take on Korea Republic in their opening tournament encounter at Bogota's 10,000-seat Estadio Metropolitano de Tech
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The game is scheduled to take place on Monday, September 2, 2024.
They game will be available on Supersport and will kick off 12 AM Nigerian time.
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