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28 Nigeria’s Falconets have qualified for the round of 16 at the 2024 FIFA U-20 women’s World Cup after a comfortable 4-0 win against Venezuela in their final Group D game on Saturday.
Goals from Amina Bello, Chiamaka Ukwuchukwu, Flourish Sebastine and Joy Igbokwe, sealed the team’s passage into the next round.
The Falconets went into the game knowing an outright win will guarantee their passage into the first knockout round.
After opening their campaign with a 1-0 win against South Korea, the Falconets lost 3-1 to Germany.
In the group’s other game, South Korea pipped Germany 1-0 to record their first win of the tournament.
Germany ended as group winners after amassing six points from three points, while the Falconets finished second also on six points.
South Korea placed third with four points and Venezuela placed bottom with just one point.
Other teams who have also progressed into the round of 16 are France, hosts Colombia, Brazil and Mexico.
Okwuchukwu had the first real chance of the game in the 12th minute but fired straight into the arms of the Venezuelan keeper from close range off a Flourish Sebastine pass.
The Falconets opened the scoring in the 16th minute thanks to Bello who was set up by Okwuchukwu.
In the 28th minute Okwuchukwu then made it 2-0 as she jumped highest to head home a cross.
Venezuela almost pulled a goal back in the 39th minute but Faith Omilana made a strong save to deny the South Americans.
Sebastine got her second goal of the tournament as she made it 3-0 in favour of the Falconets in the fifth minute of added time in the first half with an easy tap in.
Igbokwe completed the rout by adding the fourth goal in the 93rd minute.
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