Nigeria’s Falconets held Tanzania to a 1-1 draw away in the first leg, third round of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers on Sunday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
After a scoreless first half, substitute Chioma Olise opened the scoring for the Falconets in the 60th minute of the game.
But Tanzania equalised thanks to Asnath Ubamba who netted in the 71st minute from a free kick to which Nigeria’s goalkeeper Anderlin Mgebchi had no answer.
Both teams fought hard to establish superiority at the tail end of the encounter on the artificial turf, but the scoreline remains unchanged till the end of proceedings.
The second leg will take place inside the Moshood Abiola stadium in Abuja on Sunday, 19 November 2023.
Falconets advance to the third round through a walkover after Mauritius withdrew prior to the first leg.
Four teams will represent Africa at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia.
At the 2022 U-20 women’s World Cup the Falconets got to the quarter-final and lost 2-0 to Netherlands.
The Falconets are expected back in the country on Tuesday.
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