U20 Women’s World Cup: Falconets suffer late heartbreak against Colombia
Nigeria’s U20 girls, the Falconets, exited the 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Poland on Sunday following a 1-0 read more U20 Women’s World Cup: Falconets suffer late heartbreak against Colombia
Nigeria's U20 women's team, the Falconets, lost to Colombia in the quarter-final of the 2026 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Poland. Colombia won 1-0, with Valerin Loboa scoring the decisive goal in the second minute of added time.
The Falconets had been reduced to 10 players in the 77th minute when Kafayat Mafisere was given a straight red card, which was confirmed by the Video Assistant Referee. Despite this, they held Colombia until the 90th minute.
The defeat ends Nigeria's hopes of reaching their first U-20 Women's World Cup semi-final since 2010. The Falconets had entered the quarter-final after a 3-0 victory over England in the Round of 16, while Colombia defeated hosts Poland 1-0 at the same stage, according to Punch.
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