Nigeria’s Falconets drawn to battle Germany, South Korea, Venezuela at U20 Women’s World Cup

Nigeria women’s under-20 national team has discovered their opponents for this year’s FIFA U20 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia, Soccernet.ng reports.

Following the draw held in Bogota on Wednesday, the Falconets were placed in Group D together with European giants Germany, Asian powerhouse South Korea, and Venezuela.

This is the second consecutive tournament where Nigeria and South Korea would be drawn in the same group.

At Costa Rica 2022, Esther Onyenezide’s late strike handed Nigeria a slim 1-0 victory. The Falconets had earlier beaten France and later forced a 3-1 defeat down the throat of Canada to finish top of Group C with maximum points.

Nigeria, however, stumbled to a 2-0 loss at the hands of the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.

The Falconets remain the top dog on the African continent, though.

Nigeria walked over Mauritius U20 and claimed victories over Tanzania and Burundi to qualify for Colombia 2024.

Having competed at each of the 11 editions of the World Cup and in Colombia, the Falconets will look to go one step better than their best outing of a runners-up finish in 2010 and 2014.

Their World Cup journey begins with a clash against the Korean Republic. They will then face Germany and Venezuela to complete their group-stage matches.

The expanded 24-team tournament will take place from August 31st to September 22nd, 2024, in Colombia.

Full list of the U20 World Cup Groups

Group A: Colombia, Australia, Cameroon, Mexico
Group B: France, Canada, Brazil, Fiji
Group C: Spain, USA, Paraguay, Morocco
Group D: Germany, Venezuela, Nigeria, Korea Republic
Group E: Japan, New Zealand, Ghana, Austria
Group F: Korea DPR, Argentina, Costa Rica, Netherlands