Nigeria women's national under-20 football team

Nigeria U-20

Nickname(s)

Falconets

Association

Nigeria Football Federation

Sub-confederation

WAFU (West Africa)

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Peter Dedevbo

FIFA code

NGR

First colours

Second colours

World Cup

Appearances

6 (First in 2002)

Best result

2nd place, 2010

African Cup of Nations

Appearances

6 (First in 2002)

Best result

Champion, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014

Nigeria women's national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Falconets, represents Nigeria in international youth football competitions.

Nigeria U-20 Women's National team 2015

Players

Head coach Peter Dedevbo called up 30 players ahead of for the African Fifa U20 Women’s World Cup qualifier.

The roster was trimmed down to 18 for the qualifier game against Congo featuring 17 local based players and 1 internationally based player.

Roster as of September 16, 2015.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
GK	Sandra Chiichii	October 10, 1997 (age 18)	Bayelsa Queens
GK	Christy Ohiaeriaku	December 13, 1996 (age 19)	Rivers Angels

DF	Patience Kalu		Bayelsa Queens
DF	Oluwakemi Famuditi		Confluence Queens
DF	Ugochi Emenayo		Nasarawa Amazons
DF	Olubunmi Elijah		Osun Babes
DF	Ogechi Ukwuoma		Pelican Stars
DF	Glory Ogbonna		Ibom Angels

MF	Joy Bokiri		Bayelsa Queens
MF	Tessy Biahwo		Nasarawa Amazons
MF	Chinaza Uchendu		Nasarawa Amazons
MF	Ihuoma Onyebuchi		Rivers Angels
MF	Uchenna Kanu		Delta Queens

FW	Chinwendu Ihezuo		Delta Queens
FW	Sophia Omotola Omidiji		FC Eindhoven
FW	Yetunde Adeboyejo		Delta Queens
FW	Aminat Yakubu		Sunshine Queens
FW	Amarachi Ojinma		Rivers Angels

Training in Abuja in preparation for the worldcup qualifier game against Congo

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record

2002 - Round 1
2004 - Quarter-finals
2006 - Quarter-finals
2008 - Quarter-finals
2010 - 2nd place
2012 - 4th place
2014 - 2nd place

Training in Abuja

African U-20 Cup of Nations for Women

Home/away 2002 - Champion
Home/away 2004 - Champion
Home/away 2006 - Champion ¹
Home/away 2008 - Champion
Home/away 2010 - Champion ²
Home/away 2012 - Champion ²

^1 : with DR Congo

^2 : with Ghana

References

http://dailypost.ng/2015/09/24/falconets-to-depart-for-kinshasa-on-thursday/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nigeria_women%27s_national_under-20_football_team.JPG

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_CAF_U-20_Women%27s_World_Cup_Qualifying_Tournament

http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4065/africa/2015/09/23/15662032/ihezuo-leads-falconets-to-kinshasa-for-dr-congo

http://www.punchng.com/sports/falconets-leave-for-kinshasa/

http://www.peoplesdailyng.com/nff-to-invite-us-based-to-falconets-camp/

http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/12072/nigeria-women/2015/08/20/14602202/ihezuo-tops-falconets-list-for-dr-congo-qualifier

http://www.liberiaentertainment.com/2015/06/24/fifa-u20-womens-world-cup-liberia-up-against-nigerias-falconet-on-11-july/

http://www.freekicknaija.com/2015/09/falconets-off-to-kinshasa-for-u-20.html

http://www.thenff.com/2015/09/falconets-off-to-kinshasa-on-thursday/

http://theeagleonline.com.ng/female-u20-us-based-nigerian-invited-by-nff/

External links

Official Nigeria Football Federation website

Football in Nigeria

Nigeria Football Federation

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 Beach soccer

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Premier League National League Nigeria Nationwide League 1, 2

Women	Women's Championship

Domestic cups

Men	Federation Cup Super Cup

Women	Women Federation Cup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

International women's association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Algarve Cup Cyprus Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC Women's Asian Cup U-19 U-16 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF Women Cup of Nations U-20 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup U-20 U-17

South America	CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina U-20 U-17

Oceania	OFC Women's Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA Women's Championship U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board Women's Viva World Cup

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America and Caribbean Central American Games Pan American Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Men's football

National women's football teams of Africa (CAF)

North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia

West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar^†

Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe

Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe

Non-regional Members	Réunion^†

^†Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

Qualified teams	Brazil Colombia Costa Rica England France Germany Ghana Japan Mexico New Zealand Nigeria North Korea South Korea Sweden Switzerland United States

Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

Qualified teams	Argentina Brazil Canada China PR Germany Ghana Italy Japan Mexico New Zealand Nigeria North Korea Norway South Korea Switzerland United States

Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

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