Nigeria’s U-20 women’s national team, the Falconets, are set to travel to Dakar on Tuesday ahead of their crucial second-leg encounter against Senegal in the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers.
The highly anticipated clash will take place on Saturday in the Senegalese capital, as both sides battle for a place in the next round of the qualification series.
The Falconets go into the encounter with a slight advantage, having secured a 1-0 victory in the first leg played in Nigeria.
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The lone goal of the match was scored by Kindness Ifeanyi, whose second-half header handed the hosts a narrow lead going into the return fixture.
The team will depart from Abeokuta to Lagos, where they are expected to connect a flight to Dakar. Head coach Moses Aduku’s side needs at least a draw in Senegal to advance to the next round of the qualifiers.
The winner on aggregate will progress to the final qualifying round, where either Guinea-Bissau or Malawi awaits.
Both sides played out a 1-1 draw in their first-leg encounter.
With qualification within reach, the Falconets will be aiming to deliver a composed and disciplined performance away from home as they seek to keep their World Cup ambitions alive.
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