The Nigerian U-20 Female football team, popularly known as the Falconets, have advanced to the third round of the African qualifiers for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup finals in Colombia.
The progress was made possible following the withdrawal of the Mauritius Football Association from the ongoing African qualifiers.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) communicated the development to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in a letter received by the Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, on Thursday.
As stated in the letter, CAF was notified of the decision of the Mauritius Football Association to withdraw from the African qualifiers of the FIFA U-20 WWC 2024.
Consequently, Nigeria automatically qualifies for the next round of the competition, and the missions of all officials of matches 37 & 38 are cancelled.
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The Falconets were scheduled to fly to Mauritius for the first leg of the qualifiers in Saint Pierre against the country’s U-20 Women next week.
The return leg was scheduled to take place at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, on October 14.
The Falconets have a rich history in the competition, having reached the final of the tournament in 2010 and 2014, and the semi-finals in 2012.
This feat makes them the most successful African team in the tournament.
