Ladies U-20 World Cup Qualifier: Nigeria’s Falconets conflict with Burundi will get new venue

The Falconets are probably the most profitable crew from the continent, and they are going to be favourites to make it to the Mundial subsequent yr

The Federation of Worldwide Soccer Affiliation (FIFA) has made a decisive transfer, shifting the venue for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Ladies’s World Cup ultimate qualifying spherical between Burundi and Nigeria, Soccernet.ng experiences.

Initially slated for the Stade du Prince Louis Rwagasore in Bujumbura, the conflict will now be performed on the Azam Stadium Complicated in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

FIFA’s verdict was clear and unwavering — the Stade du Prince Louis Rwagasore failed to fulfill the mandatory requirements for internet hosting such a vital match.

Consequently, the encounter is ready to happen in Dar es Salaam on Sunday, January 14, 2024.

The choice has swiftly rearranged the logistics for each groups, requiring them to regulate to this surprising change.

The second leg of the tie, alternatively, will return to acquainted grounds of the MKO Abiola Nationwide Stadium in Abuja on Saturday, January 20, 2024.

The winner of the two-legged contest will safe a coveted spot on the 2024 FIFA U-20 Ladies’s World Cup, an occasion slated for Colombia.

Falconets head coach Chris Musa Danjuma has mobilised his squad, with all 25 gamers receiving notifications to converge within the Federal Capital, Abuja.

The crew camp is billed to open on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, because the crew gears up for intensive coaching classes resulting in the primary leg match.

The Falconets boast a formidable monitor document within the FIFA U-20 Ladies’s World Cup, qualifying for each version.

Nonetheless, they’ve come tantalizingly near glory, being runners-up twice – a bitter tablet to swallow, dropping each instances to Germany in 2010 and 2014.