FALCONETS of Nigeria head coach Moses Aduku and Team Administrator Kelechi Omeke will be presented at Friday’s draw ceremony for the 12th FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup at the EC1 Cultural Centre in Łódź, Poland.
The Falconets, Benin Republic, Ghana and Tanzania emerged at the weekend as Africa’s four representatives at the 24-nation tournament, set to be staged from September 5 to September 27 in the Polish cities of Łódź, Katowice, Sosnowiec and Bielsko-Biała.
All the 24 qualified teams have been drawn into four pots of six teams each, from which will emerge six groups of four teams each.
As many as six debutants (hosts Poland, Portugal, New Caledonia, Ecuador, Tanzania and Benin Republic) will compete in Poland, while Germany, who defeated Nigeria in the final matches of the 2010 and 2014 tournaments, will be missing for the first time ever.
Europe’s flag will be flown by hosts Poland, France, Italy, England, Portugal and Spain, while China, South Korea, Japan and North Korea represent Asia.
North and Central America will have Mexico, USA and Costa Rica, with Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina and Colombia flying South America’s flag, and New Zealand and New Caledonia representing the Oceania region.
The Falconets, ever-present at the competition, have been drawn in Pot 2 alongside USA, Canada, Colombia, Mexico and New Zealand, while Ghana, making their eighth appearance, will be in Pot 3 with South Korea, England, Argentina, China and Italy.
Pot 1: Poland, Japan, Spain, North Korea, Brazil, France
Pot 2: USA, Nigeria, Colombia, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand
Pot 3: South Korea, England, Ghana, Argentina, China, Italy
Pot 4: Portugal, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Benin Republic, Tanzania, New Caledonia
