The Falconets booked their passage in style as they thrashed their Tanzanian counterparts 6-0 in Dar es Salam on Sunday.
Having recorded a 3-0 win in the first leg tie a fortnight ago in Benin City, Edo State, the Falconets posted a 9-0 aggregate win over the East Africans.
In Sunday’s second leg tie played in Dar es Salam, four goals came in the first half and two in the second half as the Falconets romped to the massive win.
Rasheedat Ajibade got the curtain raiser; scoring in the 20th minute before making it a brace for herself six minutes later.
Folashade Ijamilusi and Anam Imo scored a goal each to give the Falconets a 4-0 first-half lead.
Ijamilusi and substitute Cynthia Aku netted two more goals to complete the rout.
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has rewarded the Falconets with a cash gift of five million naira for beating Tanzania 3-0 in the U20 Women’s World Cup qualifier in Benin City on Saturday.
Rasheedat Ajibade’s brace and Lilian Tule’s opener ensured Christopher Danjuma’s ladies overcame their visitors at the packed Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.
Mr. Obaseki, who hosted the delegation of Nigeria and Tanzania for a dinner party at the Banquet Hall, said hosting the encounter was to support women’s football and bring back to the glory of sports.
He backed the Falconets to subdue the East Africans in the second leg in Dar-es-Salaam, adding that the cash donation was made to spur the girls to the next stage.
“Certainly, we hope to hosts the Falconets again. This is the first time in a long while we are hosting a national team,” Mr. Obaseki told journalists.
“Edo State government believes in engaging youth through sports and hosting the girls will encourage other young ones to emulate them by building their talents.
“The standard of the match was very high and simply incredible. I was very impressed with the pace, style and accuracy of our girls.
“Certainly, they can see they are much better side – just that they need to be a lot more confident, stable and definitely, they are going to win in Tanzania.
“The donation is a token of support from the state government to the players for making us proud beating Tanzania and motivate them to win the second leg. We will be happy to welcome more teams in Benin.”
He further assured that the state is ready to host this year’s Nigeria Women Premier League Super Four tournament scheduled to hold from October 9-14 in Benin City.
The new Head Coach of Nigeria U20 Women National Team, Falconets, Chris Danjuma, on Tuesday invited 30 players to the team’s camp in Abuja ahead of next month’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Tanzania.
Two–time FIFA World Cup runners-up, Falconets, will host their Tanzanian counterparts in Nigeria on September 16, with the second leg of the fixture coming up on September 30 in Dar es Salaam.
Midfield stalwarts, Joy Bokiri and Cynthia Aku, and star forward Rasheedat Ajibade, are among the players who have been instructed to report at the Serob Legacy Hotel, Wuye, Abuja on August 23 with their training kits, original birth certificates and international passports.
FULL LIST OF INVITED PLAYERS
Monle Omini (Abia Angels); Tola Adeniyi (Sunshine Queens); Chioma Okoye (Sa’adatu Amazons); Chiamaka Nnadozie (Rivers Angels); Nelly Ekeh (Pelican Stars); Blessing Ezekiel (Rivers Angels); Margaret Etim (Delta Queens); Oluwakemi Famuditi (Confluence Queens); Gloria Ogbonna (Ibom Angels); Joy Duru (Nasarawa Amazons); Feyintola Mabokanje (FC Robo Queens); Florence Alexander (Sunshine Queens); Juliet Iorliam (Nasarawa Amazons); Kikelomo Odueke (Edo Queens); Joy Bokiri (Bayelsa Queens); Bola Oladiti (Confluence Queens); Josephine Queens (Nasarawa Amazons); Lilian Tule (Bayelsa Queens); Christy Uchebe (Nasarawa Amazons); Blessing Onoriose (Bayelsa Queens); Adebisi Saheed (Delta Queens); Helen Ugar (Pelican Stars); Uche Udefo (Edo Queens); Rasheedat Ajibade (FC Robo Queens); Charity Reuben (Ibom Angels); Chinyere Igbomalu (Nasarawa Queens); Doosima Tarnum (Adamawa Queens); Cynthia Aku (Rivers Angels); Mariam Abdulrasheed (Confluence Queens); Anam Imo (Nasarawa Amazons)
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