Nigeria’s U-20 national team, the Falconets, will face Spain, China and tournament debutants, New Caledonia in Group F of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
This development comes after FIFA conducted the official draw yesterday in Łód, Poland.
The 24-team competition will take place from September 5 to September 27 across four Polish host cities of Łód, Katowice, Sosnowiec and Bielsko-Biała. As Africa’s undisputed powerhouse, the Falconets will hope to make another deep run in one of women’s football’s biggest youth tournaments.
Nigeria qualified for the finals after surviving a tense African qualifying series against Malawi earlier this year. Moses Aduku’s girls secured a 3-2 aggregate victory over the East Africans after winning the first leg 2-0 in Ikenne before suffering a nervy 2-1 defeat in Lilongwe during the return fixture.
The draw has now handed Nigeria one of the most competitive groups in the tournament.
