Following their 2-0 defeat against Spain in their opening match of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland, Nigeria’s Falconets will seek redemption when they face China in their second Group F game on Thursday (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The two-time silver medallists return to the Stadion Sosnowiec for the second time, knowing another defeat could severely dent their hopes of progressing to the knockout stage.
China, meanwhile, are highly motivated after thrashing New Caledonia 5-0 in their opening game, a result that put them top of Group F ahead of 2022 champions Spain on goal difference.
Nigeria and China have met twice previously at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup finals.
In 2006 in Russia, at the tournament where the competition was renamed the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after the first two editions were staged as the U-19 World Championship, China defeated the Falconets 3-0 in a group-stage match at the Podmoskovie Stadium. Related News Nigerian football paying price for getting basics wrong — Yemi Idowu Osimhen out, who leads Eagles’ attack? Pitch Awards target emerging stars as Osimhen, Ajibade win big
