Falconets Return To Camp On Sunday.

FIFA Under 20 Women’s World Cup-bound Falconets of Nigeria will resume camping in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Sunday, July 1.

The Nigerians girls, vice champions of the world, swept past Zimbabwe and Democratic Republic of Congo in the African qualifying series,reaching the finals to be played in Japan between August and September this year without conceeding a goal, while scoring 13.

Inspirational skipper Gloria Ofoegbu tops the list of 35 players from which Head Coach Edwin Okon will pick his final list for the tournament that will be played in five Japanese cities between 19th August and 8th September.

The Falconets have been drawn in Group B of the four-group preliminary phase, alongside Korea Republic, Brazil and Italy. They first play the Koreans in Saitama on August 19, before taking on Brazil in the same city three days later and then tackling Italy in Kobe on August 26.

Kobe’s dainty and exquisite World Cup stadium was the venue for the Super Eagles’ clash with Sweden at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals, which the Eagles lost 1-2 after taking a first-half lead throughJulius Aghahowa.

The cities of Tokyo, Kobe, Miyagi, Saitama and Hiroshima will host the sixth edition of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup finals.

The 35 players are expected to report at Serob Legacy Hotel, Wuye, Abuja.