Colombia 2024: 30 Falconets hit Abuja camp today ahead of Tanzania qualifier

Thirty Falconets called up by the head Coach of U20 Women National Team, Christopher Musa Danjuma are expected to arrive Abuja today in preparation for next month’s 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Tanzania.

The Falconets were called up and among those invited are goalkeepers Faith Omilana and Linda Jiwuaku, defenders Jumoke Alani and Tumininu Adeshina, midfielders Taiwo Afolabi, Chinyere Kalu and Chidera Okenwa, and forwards Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, Yina Adoo and Opeyemi Ajakaye.

Following the withdrawal of Mauritius from the second-round attrition with Nigeria, the 2022 World Cup quarter-finalists drew a bye to the third round, where Tanzania await, with the first leg away in Dar es Salaam on a date within 10th – 12th November and the return leg in Abuja on a date within 17th – 19th November.

Danjuma has picked a few of his World Cup quarter-finalists from Costa Rica last year, and an impressive number from the Flamingos squad that won the bronze medals at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India a year ago.

The invited players have been told to report at the Chida Hotel in Utako, Abuja today.

World football-governing body, FIFA has increased the number of finalists for next year’s FIFA

U20 Women’s World Cup final tournament in Colombia to 24, from the 16 that participated in Costa Rica, and also increased the number of Africa’s flag bearers to four.

This means that after the Tanzania fixture, the Falconets will have one round to go before qualification for the big house party in Colombia in September 2024.