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Nigeria women's national under-20 football team

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Field	Value
Name	Nigeria Under-20
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FIFA Trigramme	NGA
Nickname	Falconets
Association	Nigeria Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Coach	Christopher Danjuma
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First game	6–0
(Nigeria; 7 April 2002)
Largest win	10–0
(Nigeria; 2014)
Largest loss	6–0
(Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; 13 November 2016)
U20WC apps	11
U20WC first	2002
U20WC best	Runners-up (2010, 2014)
2ndRegional name	African U-20 World Cup qualification
2ndRegional cup apps	11
2ndRegional cup first	2002
2ndRegional cup best	Champions; Qualified for World Cup (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024,
type	women

| Sub-confederation = WAFU (West Africa) (Nigeria; 7 April 2002) (Nigeria; 2014) (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; 13 November 2016) 2024)

The Nigeria women's national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Falconets, represents Nigeria in international youth women's football competitions. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior women's national team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification, which are the top competitions for this age group.

The team has qualified for every edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and has been runners-up twice, losing to Germany on both occasions, in 2010 and 2014.

Fixtures and results

A picture of the Nigeria women's national under-20 football team

; Legend

2024

Şehitler
Zdebel
Ernst

Bello
Okwuchukwu
Sabastine
Igbokwe

Matsunaga
Hijikata

Personnel

The coaching squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was announced by the Nigeria Football Federation on 14 August 2022.

Position	Name
Head coach	Nigeria Christopher Danjuma
Assistant coach	Nigeria Olanrewaju Wemimo Matthew
Assistant coach I	Nigeria Moses Opuamowei Aduku
Assistant coach II	Nigeria Charity Nnedinma Enwere
Assistant coach III	Nigeria Bilikis Aina Tijani
Goalkeeping coach	Nigeria Yahaya Audu

Current squad

Squad for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The final squad was announced on 21 August 2024.

Head coach: Christopher Danjuma

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup	Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws*	Losses	GF
CAN 2002	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	5
THA 2004	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	5	5
RUS 2006	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	12	7
CHI 2008	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	8	6
GER 2010	Runners-up	6	2	3	1	6	6
JPN 2012	Fourth place	6	3	1	2	9	5
CAN 2014	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	15	7
PNG 2016	Group stage	3	2	0	1	5	8
FRA 2018	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	3	4
CRC 2022	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	5	3
COL 2024	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	7	5
POL 2026	To be determined
Total	11/12	48	22	10	16	77	61

African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualification record

African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification	Appearances: 10	Year	Round	Position	Pld	D	L
2002	Champions	1st	6	6	0	19	2
2004	Champions	1st	6	5	1	8	0
2006	Qualified for World Cup	1st	4	4	0	20	3
2008	Qualified for World Cup	1st	4	4	0	9	2
2010	Qualified for World Cup	1st	4	4	0	22	4
2012	Qualified for World Cup	1st	4	4	0	13	0
2014	Qualified for World Cup	1st	4	4	0	15	0
2015	Qualified for World Cup	1st	4	4	0	21	3
2018	Qualified for World Cup	1st	4	3	1	23	2
2022	Qualified for World Cup	1st	4	4	0	25	2
2024	Qualified for World Cup	1st	2	2	0	5	2

Football at the African Games record

Football at the African Games	Appearances: 1	Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Total	1/1	1 Title	4	2	2	0	7	1
2019	Champions	1st	4	2	2	0	7	1

Honours

Intercontinental

U-20 Women's World Cup
- Runners-up: 2010, 2014
- Fourth place: 2012

Continental

African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
- Winners: 2002, 2004
- Qualified for World Cup: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024
Football at the African Games
- Gold medalists: 2019

References

http://dailypost.ng/2015/09/24/falconets-to-depart-for-kinshasa-on-thursday/

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Nigeria's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Total

References

(14 August 2022). "2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Squad List". FIFA.
Ibrahim, Taiwo. (5 July 2024). "Danjuma Invites 32 Players For FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Camp". [[The Whistler (newspaper).
Eludini, Tunde. (21 August 2024). "Nigeria unveils World Cup squad ahead of Australia friendly". [[Premium Times]].

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