The Falconets needed at least a draw against Venezuela to move on to the next round after losing 3-1 to Germany in their second game and defeating the Korea Republic 1-0 in their opening encounter. However, they made amends by humiliating the South Americans at Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali, and Danjuma was ecstatic about their incredible victory.
It’s an amazing feeling, and we want to play excellent football and win. In a post-match interview with FIFA.com, Danjuma stated, “We have a lot of talents that we want the world to see, and this is an opportunity to see those talents because 90% of them are from the local league; they are not professionals coming from anywhere in Europe.”
Player of the Match went to Flourish Sabastine, demonstrating her superiority over the rest of the field. Chiamaka Okwuchukwu also demonstrated her worth. The admiring winger for Cristiano Ronaldo produced a string of crosses that the legendary Portuguese coach would have been proud of as Nigeria utterly destroyed their opponents, who are still yet to win a game in the competition.
In the meantime, Nigeria will play a round of 16 match at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo in Bogota on Friday, September 13, at 2:00 PM against opponents that have not yet been determined.
The group has qualified for every FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup and has finished second twice, both times against Germany in 2010 and 2014.