Falconets Draw 1-1 with South Korea Before World Cup
On Tuesday afternoon, Nigeria's U20 women's national team, the Falconets, played to a 1-1 draw against South Korea in their final friendly match ahead of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals, which begin on Saturday. Forward Mary Mamudu scored to give Nigeria the lead, but South Korea equalized with a penalty kick 12 minutes before the end of the match.
This draw followed a previous 1-0 defeat of host nation Poland on Friday in Brzeg. The Falconets, who were silver medallists in the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, are preparing for their first match of the tournament against Spain in Sosnowiec on Monday evening.
Following the match against Spain, the Falconets will face China in Sosnowiec on Thursday, September 10, and then proceed to Lódź to take on New Caledonia on Sunday, September 13.
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