Stephen Dunmoye
Falconets of Nigeria has defeated France by one goal to nil in the opening game of U-20 Women’s World Cup.
The Falconets triumphed over their opponent by the goal scored by Flourish Sabastine in the 85th minutes of the match.
The game was initially suspended in the 20th minute due to heavy downpour but it didn’t dampen the spirit of Christopher Danjuma Musa and his ladies.
However, France had a goal resulting from a corner-kick ruled out for fouling Nigeria’s goalkeeper Omini Oyono in the process of trying to score after VAR consultation by Mexican referee Francia Gonzalez.
Two-time finalists, Nigeria will head into their next game against South Korea on Sunday in high spirits bolstered by the three points taken from the Europeans.
