FALCONETS BEAT BURUNDI, QUALIFY FOR 2024 FIFA U20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

Nigeria’s U20 girls, the Falconets, have qualified for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals. The Falcons qualified after a brace from Opeyemi Ajakaiye earned them a 2-0 second-leg win over Burundi at the MKO Abiola National Stadium on Saturday. They qualified 3-0 on aggregate, having won 1-0 away last Sunday in the final round of the qualifying race in Africa. Similar to the first leg in Dar es Salaam, the Nigerian girls generated many scoring opportunities but struggled to convert them. In the second minute, Opeyemi Ajakaye, the leading…

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