The Nigerian U-20 women’s football team, known as the Falconets, has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Costa Rica-hosted 2022 FIFA U-20 women’s World Cup.
After winning their opening group C match against France, Nigeria continued their winning streak against South Korea early on Monday.
Esther Onyenezide’s last-second miraculous goal gave the Chris Danjuma team a 1-0 victory over South Korea.
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The Falconets’ game against South Korea, which was originally scheduled to start at 9 o’clock, was postponed to 10.15 o’clock due to severe rain.
The Falconets will take against Canada in their final group game on Wednesday at three in the morning, Nigerian time.
Another African country, Ghana, has lost their first and second games to the United States and Japan, respectively, and is on the danger of being ousted from the competition.